Update 3: Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese Ltd recalls Lancashire Cheese because of possible contamination with E. coli

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What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

1. If you have bought any of the above products do not eat them. Instead return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund or dispose of them at home. Ensure the products are thoroughly wrapped and do not come into contact with any other foods. Wash your hands, equipment, utensils and surfaces that may have come into contact with the product thoroughly.

Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The products listed above might be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, (STEC).

Symptoms caused by STEC organisms include severe diarrhoea (including bloody diarrhoea), abdominal pain, and sometimes haemolytic uremic syndrome, (HUS), a serious condition that can lead to kidney failure and can be fatal.

Details from the notice

Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese Ltd has updated the precautionary recall of various Lancashire Cheese products because the products might contain Shiga-toxin producing E. coli.

The implicated cheeses may be in several retail formats, including cut-to-order and wrapped in plain waxed paper from a deli counter, prepacked pieces of cheese purchased or gifted to you that was purchased on or prior to Monday 5 February 2024.

The recalled products may have been included in a hamper or been sold as part of a charcuterie grazing platter. It may not always be clear whether you have purchased an affected product. If in doubt, you are advised to not eat the product and ensure it is stored safely, fully wrapped and not in contact with other foods if returning the product to the place it was purchased or dispose of it at home.

Update 3 – This Product Recall Information Notice (PRIN) replaces updates 1 and 2 and has been updated to refine the batches of recalled products implicated.

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

What the business is doing

Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese Ltd is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed where the products were sold. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products.

Where it was sold

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

Updates to this recall

1. 24 December 2023 · FSA-PRIN-50-2023
   Original alert: Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese Ltd recalls Lancashire Cheese because of possible contamination with E. Coli
2. 25 December 2023 · FSA-PRIN-50-2023-update-1
   Update 1: Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese Ltd recalls Lancashire Cheese because of possible contamination with E. Coli
   • Details of the alert were updated
3. 27 December 2023 · FSA-PRIN-50-2023-update-2
   Update 2: Update 2: Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese Ltd recalls Lancashire Cheese because of possible contamination with E. Coli
   • Added product: No 1 Waitrose and Partners, Farmhouse Kirkham’s Lancashire cheese
   • New batch or date details: use by 30 October 2023, 02 November 2023, 07 November 2023, 10 November 2023, 20 November 2023, 28 November 2023, 04 December 2023, 11 December 2023, 13 December 2023, 20 December 2023, 23 December 2023, 02 January 2024, 09 January 2024 and 16 January 2024
4. 9 February 2024 · FSA-PRIN-50-2023-update-3
   Update 3: Update 3: Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese Ltd recalls Lancashire Cheese because of possible contamination with E. coli
   • Advice to consumers was updated

How this recall compares

• E. coli has caused 18 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in dairy and cheese, followed by ready meals, sandwiches and salads. All E. coli recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.

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