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Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-50-2018

Lidl Ireland recalls its ‘Baby Leaf Spinach’ due to 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.

Check your pack

Lidl Baby Leaf Spinach

Pack size: 250g
Batch code
260 & 261
Best before
23rd, 24th & 25th September 2018

The latest affected best-before date was 25 September 2018, 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 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.

Details from the notice

Lidl Ireland is recalling its ‘Baby Leaf Spinach’ from its stores in Northern Ireland because it contains 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 Ireland is 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. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 11th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 28 September 2018. 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.