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Product recall Published Updated once · 7 February 2025 FSA-PRIN-02-2025

Lidl Northern Ireland recalls further Deluxe Cheddar Cheese Wedge products because of 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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Deluxe Sriracha Cheddar Cheese Wedge

Pack size: 150g
Best before
11 May 2025

Deluxe Walnut Cheddar Cheese Wedge

Pack size: 150g
Best before
11 May 2025

Deluxe Oak Smoked Cheddar Cheese Wedge

Pack size: 150g
Best before
11 May 2025

The latest affected best-before date was 11 May 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 products do not eat them. Instead, return the products to where they were bought for a full refund. Any customers with queries or concerns can contact Lidl NI Customer Services on 0289 568 4888.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the above product.

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.

The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the above products.

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 Northern Ireland is extending its recall of Deluxe Cheddar Cheese Wedge products to include Deluxe Walnut Cheddar Cheese Wedge and Deluxe Oak Smoked Cheddar Cheese Wedge because Listeria monocytogenes has been found in these products.

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 Northern Ireland is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed where the products are sold. 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 notice.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-PRIN-02-2025
    Original alert: Lidl Northern Ireland recalls a batch of Deluxe Sriracha Cheddar Cheese Wedge because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
  2. · FSA-PRIN-02-2025-update-1
    Update 1: Lidl Northern Ireland recalls further Deluxe Cheddar Cheese Wedge products because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
    • Added 2 products: Deluxe Walnut Cheddar Cheese Wedge; Deluxe Oak Smoked Cheddar Cheese Wedge
    • Advice to consumers was updated

How this recall compares

  • This was the 6th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 17 January 2025. 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.