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Product recall Published Updated once · 2 July 2019 FSA-PRIN-30-2019

P & B Foods extends its recall of Heera Chilli Powder Extra Hot because of the presence of 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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Heera Chilli Powder Extra Hot

Pack size: 6 x 1kg
Batch code
PB9446M/4
Best before
end: April 2021

Heera Chilli Powder Extra Hot

Pack size: 10 x 400g
Batch code
PB9446M/4
Best before
end: April 2021

The latest affected best-before date was April 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 any of the above products, do not eat them. Instead, return the product 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 salmonella in the product listed above. Symptoms caused by salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.

Details from the notice

P & B Foods Ltd is extending its recall of Heera Chilli Powder Extra Hot to include an additional pack size, because salmonella has been found in the product.

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

What the business is doing

P & B Foods Ltd is recalling the above products. Point-of-sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain 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.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-PRIN-30-2019
    Original alert: P & B Foods recalls Heera Chilli Powder Extra Hot because of the presence of salmonella
  2. · FSA-PRIN-30-2019-update-1
    Update 1: P & B Foods extends its recall of Heera Chilli Powder Extra Hot because of the presence of salmonella
    • Advice to consumers was updated

How this recall compares

  • This is the 2nd recall or allergy alert naming P&B Foods since 2018 (6 in total). All P&B Foods 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.