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Product recall Published Updated 4 times · 20 July 2018 FSA-PRIN-35-2018

Greenyard Frozen UK Ltd recalls various frozen vegetable products due to 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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Waitrose Essential Supersweet Sweetcorn

Pack size: E1kg
Batch code
All
Best before
Aug 2018 Oct 2019 Nov 2019

Aldi Frozen Four Seasons Mixed Vegetables

Pack size: All
Batch code
Products with barcode 25466638 only
Best before
All codes to Jan 2020

The latest affected best-before date was January 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 the above product do not eat it. Instead, return the product 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 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.

The product listed above might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Details from the notice

Greenyard Frozen UK Ltd has taken the precautionary step of voluntarily recalling various frozen vegetable products because they might contain Listeria monocytogenes.

Best before dates for the Waitrose product listed below have been updated and the barcode information for the Aldi product added to update information included in FSA-PRIN-35-2018-Update-1.

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

What the business is doing

Greenyard Frozen UK Ltd are recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product listed above.

Where it was sold

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-PRIN-35-2018
    Original alert: Greenyard Frozen UK Ltd recalls various frozen vegetable products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
  2. · FSA-PRIN-35-2018-update-1
    Update 1: UPDATED: Greenyard Frozen UK Ltd recalls various frozen vegetable products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
    • Added 17 products: Tesco Growers Harvest Sweetcorn; Aldi Four Seasons Frozen Carrots, Peas & Supersweet Sweetcorn Steamers; Aldi Four Seasons Frozen Carrots, Broccoli & Supersweet Sweetcorn Steamers; Waitrose Essential Vegetable Mix; by Sainsbury’s Mixed Special Vegetables; by Sainsbury’s Mixed Vegetables; by Sainsbury’s White Rice, Broccoli, Supersweet Sweetcorn & Peas Microwaveable steam bags; basics Mixed Vegetables; by Sainsbury’s Carrots, Broccoli & Sweetcorn Microwaveable steam bags; Lidl Frozen Green Grocer’s Supersweet Corn; Lidl Green Grocer’s Mixed Vegetables; Lidl Green Grocer’s Baby Carrots, Peas, Green Beans & Sweetcorn Steamers; Lidl Green Grocer’s Fragrant Golden Rice Steamers; Oriental Express Chinese Chicken; Oriental Express Chinese Prawns; Oriental Express Egg Fried Rice; Pinguin Country Vegetable
    • Removed 11 products: Aldi Four Seasons Frozen Vegetable Steamers; Pinguin Sweetcorn; Waitrose Essential Mixed Vegetable; Sainsbury Frozen Special Mixed Vegetables; Sainsbury Frozen Basic Mixed Vegetables; Sainsbury Frozen Rice Broccoli and Sweetcorn; Sainsbury Frozen Mixed Vegetables; Sainsbury Frozen Carrot Broccoli and Sweetcorn; Pinguin Supersweet Corn; Lidl Frozen Green Grocer Supersweet Corn; Pinguin Frozen Mixed Vegetables
    • New batch or date details: best before All codes to July 2020 inclusive; best before All codes to July 2021 inclusive; best before All codes to Jan 2020 inclusive; best before All codes to July 2019 inclusive; best before All codes to Dec 2019 inclusive; best before All date codes; best before All codes between January 2020 and June 2020 inclusive …
  3. · FSA-PRIN-35-2018-update-2
    Update 2: UPDATED: Greenyard Frozen UK Ltd recalls various frozen vegetable products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
    • Added product: Lidl Green Grocer’s Carrots, Broccoli & Sweetcorn
    • Removed 49 products: Pinguin Frozen Sweetcorn; Pinguin Supersweet Sweetcorn; Ross Mixed Country Vegetables; Growers Pride Supersweet Sweetcorn; Growers Pride Supersweet Sweetcorn; Ross Sweetcorn; Ross Sweetcorn; Tesco Frozen Mixed Vegetables; Tesco Growers Harvest Frozen Mixed Vegetables; Tesco Frozen Sweetcorn; Tesco frozen Mixed Vegetables and Peppers; Tesco Broccoli Frozen Sweetcorn Peas and Spinach Steamer; Pinguin frozen Golden Rice and Vegetables; Tesco Growers Harvest Sweetcorn; Tesco Frozen Growers Harvest Carrot Peas and Sweetcorn Steamer; Tesco Frozen Growers Harvest Mixed Vegetables; Tesco Frozen Broccoli, Carrot and Sweetcorn Steamer; Tesco Frozen Every Day Value Sweetcorn; One Stop Frozen Sweetcorn; Aldi Four Seasons Frozen Carrots, Peas & Supersweet Sweetcorn Steamers; Aldi Four Seasons Frozen Carrots, Broccoli & Supersweet Sweetcorn Steamers; Aldi Frozen Four Seasons Mixed Vegetables; Aldi Four Seasons Supersweet Sweetcorn; Independent Mix Vegetables; Waitrose Essential Supersweet Sweetcorn; Waitrose Essential Vegetable Mix; Waitrose Fine Cut Vegetable Steamer; Waitrose Love Life Vegetable Medley Steamers; by Sainsbury’s Mixed Special Vegetables; by Sainsbury’s Mixed Vegetables; by Sainsbury’s White Rice, Broccoli, Supersweet Sweetcorn & Peas Microwaveable steam bags; basics Mixed Vegetables; by Sainsbury’s Carrots, Broccoli & Sweetcorn Microwaveable steam bags; Lidl Frozen Green Grocer’s Supersweet Corn; Pinguin Mixed Vegetable; Lidl Frozen Freshona Vegetable Mix; Lidl Green Grocer’s Mixed Vegetables; Lidl Green Grocer’s Baby Carrots, Peas, Green Beans & Sweetcorn Steamers; Lidl Green Grocer’s Fragrant Golden Rice Steamers; Iceland Frozen Mixed Vegetables; Oriental Express Chinese Chicken; Oriental Express Chinese Prawns; Oriental Express Egg Fried Rice; Pinguin Country Vegetable; Pinguin Frozen Cut Beans; Growers Pride Mixed Vegetables; Ross Mixed Vegetables; Growers Pride Mixed Vegetables; Ross Mixed Vegetables
    • Advice to consumers was updated
  4. · FSA-PRIN-35-2018-update-3
    Update 3: UPDATED: Greenyard Frozen UK Ltd recalls various frozen vegetable products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
    • Added product: Lidl Frozen Green Grocer’s Supersweet Corn
    • Removed product: Lidl Green Grocer’s Carrots, Broccoli & Sweetcorn
    • New batch or date details: batch all; best before all codes to July 2020 inclusive
  5. · FSA-PRIN-35-2018-update-4
    Update 4: UPDATED: Greenyard Frozen UK Ltd recalls various frozen vegetable products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
    • Added 2 products: Waitrose Essential Supersweet Sweetcorn; Aldi Frozen Four Seasons Mixed Vegetables
    • Removed product: Lidl Frozen Green Grocer’s Supersweet Corn
    • New batch or date details: batch All; best before Aug 2018 Oct 2019 Nov 2019; batch Products with barcode 25466638 only; best before All codes to Jan 2020

How this recall compares

  • This was the 5th recall involving Waitrose in the 12 months to 5 July 2018. All Waitrose 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.