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Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-46-2018

Carmarthenshire Dairy Products recalls Boksburg Blue Cheese due to it being produced without approval

This recall applies to everyone who bought the product

The FSA has said the product may be unsafe to eat. Check the details below against your pack.

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Boksburg Blue (Regional Welsh Cheese)

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What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought any of the above product do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The product was produced without approval, and therefore it is not known what production and hygiene procedures have taken place at the premise.

Details from the notice

Carmarthenshire Dairy Products Ltd is recalling Boksburg Blue Cheese which has been sold through a limited number of Tesco stores within Wales and England, as the product has been produced without approval.

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

What the business is doing

Carmarthenshire Dairy Products Ltd is recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. The notice explains to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice. The product has also been recalled from Tesco stores.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Wales.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 6th recall involving Tesco in the 12 months to 31 August 2018. All Tesco recalls
  • Unsafe production has caused 35 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in meat and poultry, followed by fruit and vegetables. All unsafe production recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.