Bread Spread recalls various chilled and ready to eat products because of the presence of Listeria monocytogenes

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What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

1. If you have bought the above products do not eat them. Instead, return the products to where they were bought for a full refund. For further information [email protected]

Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the above products.

Symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.

Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.

Details from the notice

Bread Spread is recalling various chilled and ready to eat foods because Listeria monocytogenes has been found in some of the products.

A Product Recall Information Notice tells the public about food that is unsafe and is being removed from sale.

What the business is doing

Bread Spread are recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed where the products were sold. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notices.

How this recall compares

• This is the 2nd recall or allergy alert naming Bread Spread since 2018 (2 in total).
• Listeria has caused 73 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in dairy and cheese, followed by meat and poultry. All listeria recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.

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