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Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-44-2020

Dunnes Stores recalls Cooked Chicken Pieces and Cooked Chicken Tikka Pieces because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

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.

The NHS says listeriosis is more likely to be serious for anyone who is pregnant, newborn babies, older people and people with a weakened immune system. Read the NHS guidance.

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Dunnes Stores My Family Favourites Cooked Chicken Pieces

Pack size: 240g
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All Batch codes
Use by
All Use By dates

Dunnes Stores My Family Favourites Cooked Chicken Tikka Pieces

Pack size: 240g
Batch code
All Batch codes
Use by
All Use By dates

For at least one product, all date codes are affected. Check every pack you have.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

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

The FSA's risk statement:

The products listed above might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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.

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

Dunnes Stores has taken the precautionary step of recalling Cooked Chicken Pieces and Cooked Chicken Tikka Pieces because the products might contain Listeria monocytogenes.

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

What the business is doing

Dunnes Stores is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain 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.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

How this recall compares

  • There was no other recall involving Dunnes Stores in the 12 months before this one. All Dunnes Stores recalls
  • 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.