Pasco Foods recalls several varieties of cooking sauces because of a lack of microbiological controls

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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.

Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Manufacturing controls that could potentially adversely affect the safety of the products listed above could not be demonstrated satisfactorily by the company. The issue relates to controlling factors to prevent the growth and toxin production of Clostridium Botulinum.

Botulinum toxin may cause a serious form of food poisoning called botulism and can be fatal.

A recall from customers is being carried out as a precautionary measure.

Details from the notice

Pasco Foods Ltd is recalling several varieties of their own brand of cooking sauces because of concerns over the company’s procedures in place to control Clostridium Botulinum.

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

What the business is doing

Pasco 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.

How this recall compares

• This is the 1st recall or allergy alert naming Pasco Foods since 2018 (2 in total).
• Botulism risk has caused 5 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in sauces, spreads and condiments. All botulism risk recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.

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