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Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-40-2025

Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies recalls SPAR Chèvre Goats Cheese 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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SPAR Chèvre Goats Cheese

Pack size: 100g
Use by
12 August 2025

The latest affected use-by date was 12 August 2025, 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 where it was bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the above product.

Symptoms caused by Listeria monocytogenes 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

Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies is recalling SPAR Chèvre Goats Cheese because it may 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

Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies is recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling the product. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 2nd recall or allergy alert naming Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies since 2018 (2 in total).
  • This was the 4th recall involving SPAR in the 12 months to 12 August 2025. All SPAR 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.