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Product recall Published Updated once · 22 December 2022 FSA-PRIN-65-2022

Lidl GB recalls several Smoked Trout and Smoked Salmon 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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Lidl Deluxe Oak Smoked Scottish Louch/ Loch Trout

Pack size: 100g
Use by
All use-by dates between and including 20 December 2022 and 06 January 2023

Lidl Lighthouse Bay Smoked Trout Trimmings

Pack size: 120g
Use by
All use-by dates between and including 20 December 2022 and 06 January 2023

Lidl Deluxe Mild & Delicate Smoked Scottish Salmon

Pack size: 100g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Use by
11 January 2023

Lidl Deluxe Smoked Scottish Salmon with Ben Bracken Whisky

Pack size: 100g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Use by
11 January 2023

Lidl Lighthouse Bay Smoked Scottish Salmon Trimmings

Pack size: 120g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Use by
31 December 2022

The latest affected use-by date was 11 January 2023, 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 products do not eat them, instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund. Any queries or concerns can be directed to Lidl Customer Services on 0800 977 7766 or [email protected]
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the products 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.

Details from the notice

Lidl GB is extending the recall of Smoked Trout to include Smoked Salmon products, produced by St James Smokehouse because these products may be contaminated with 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

Lidl GB 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 products. Please see the attached notices.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Scotland, Wales.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-PRIN-65-2022
    Original alert: Lidl GB recalls Deluxe Oak Smoked Scottish Louch/Loch Trout and Lighthouse Bay Smoked Trout Trimmings because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
  2. · FSA-PRIN-65-2022-update-1
    Update 1: Updated: Lidl GB recalls several Smoked Trout and Smoked Salmon products because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
    • Added 5 products: Lidl Deluxe Oak Smoked Scottish Louch/ Loch Trout; Lidl Lighthouse Bay Smoked Trout Trimmings; Lidl Deluxe Mild & Delicate Smoked Scottish Salmon; Lidl Deluxe Smoked Scottish Salmon with Ben Bracken Whisky; Lidl Lighthouse Bay Smoked Scottish Salmon Trimmings
    • Removed 2 products: Lidl Deluxe Oak Smoked Scottish Louch/Loch Trout; Lighthouse Bay Smoked Trout Trimmings
    • New batch or date details: use by 11 January 2023; use by 31 December 2022

How this recall compares

  • This was the 11th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 16 December 2022. 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.