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Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-60-2020

Lidl GB recalls Red Hen Breaded Chicken Nuggets and Red Hen Southern Fried Chicken Pops because of contamination with salmonella

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.

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Red Hen Breaded Chicken Nuggets

Pack size: 450g
Best before
End: February 2022

Red Hen Southern Fried Chicken Pops

Pack size: 210g
Best before
05 February 2022

The latest affected best-before date was February 2022, 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 any of the above products do not consume them. Instead, return them to a Lidl GB store for a full refund, with or without a receipt. Alternatively, dispose of the product and email [email protected], including photo of the affected product with Best Before Date and Lot Code. The team will process this refund via letter.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The presence of salmonella in the products listed above.

Symptoms caused by salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.

Details from the notice

Lidl GB is recalling Red Hen Breaded Chicken Nuggets and Red Hen Southern Fried Chicken Pops because salmonella contamination has been found in some of the products in the batch.

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 notice has been displayed in the Lidl’s stores. This notice explains 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

How this recall compares

  • This was the 13th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 16 December 2020. All Lidl recalls
  • Salmonella has caused 91 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in meat and poultry, followed by nuts, seeds and dried fruit. All salmonella recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.