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Product recall Published Updated once · 21 September 2020 FSA-PRIN-43-2020

Faughan Foods extends its recall of Glensallagh Chicken Breast Products 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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Glensallagh Roast Chicken Pieces

Pack size: 240g
Batch code
P3629 and P4629
Best before
02 October 2020

Glensallagh Tikka Style Chicken Pieces

Pack size: 240g
Batch code
P3629 and P4629
Best before
02 October 2020

The latest affected best-before date was 2 October 2020, which has passed. Recalled products can still be in cupboards and freezers, so check any you have at home.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought either of the above products 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 presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the product listed above. 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.

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.

Details from the notice

Faughan Foods has taken the precautionary step of extending its recall of Glensallagh Roast Chicken Breast Pieces to include two additional batches and a further product, Glensallagh Tikka Style Chicken Pieces, because the products might contain Listeria monocytogenes. These products were sold in Lidl Northern Ireland stores only.

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

What the business is doing

Faughan Foods 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 tells them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-PRIN-43-2020
    Original alert: Faughan Foods is recalling Glensallagh Roast Chicken Breast Pieces because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
  2. · FSA-PRIN-43-2020-update-1
    Update 1: Faughan Foods extends its recall of Glensallagh Chicken Breast Products because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
    • Added 2 products: Glensallagh Roast Chicken Pieces; Glensallagh Tikka Style Chicken Pieces
    • Removed product: Glensallagh Roast Chicken Breast Pieces (Family pack)
    • New batch or date details: batch P3629 and P4629; best before 02 October 2020
    • Advice to consumers was updated

How this recall compares

  • This was the 13th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 10 September 2020. All Lidl 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.