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Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-29-2021

Marks and Spencer recalls Stuffed Medjool Date Selection because of possible contamination with Hepatitis A

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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M&S Stuffed Medjool Date Selection

Pack size: 350g

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Best before
13 July 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 13 July 2021, 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 this product do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. For more information, contact their customer care line on 03330 148555.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

This product might be contaminated with Hepatitis A. Symptoms caused by Hepatitis A usually include fever, nausea, abdominal cramps, diarrhoea, dark-coloured urine and jaundice (a yellowing of the skin).

Details from the notice

Marks and Spencer is taking the precautionary action of recalling M&S Stuffed Medjool Date Selection (350g) because they might be contaminated with Hepatitis A.

A Product Recall Information Notice tells the public about food that is unsafe and is being removed from sale.

What the business is doing

Marks and Spencer 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

How this recall compares

  • This was the 4th recall involving M&S in the 12 months to 14 May 2021. All M&S recalls
  • Hepatitis A has caused 3 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in fruit and vegetables, followed by nuts, seeds and dried fruit. All hepatitis A recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.