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Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-43-2019

Pipers Crisps recalls varieties of crisps because of possible 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.

Check your pack

Anglesey Sea Salt

Pack size: 20g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
L4 19252
Best before
27/01/20

Anglesey Sea Salt

Pack size: 40g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
L4 19252
Best before
27/01/20

Anglesey Sea Salt

Pack size: 40g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
L4 19253
Best before
28/01/20

Anglesey Sea Salt

Pack size: 600g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
L4 19259
Best before
03/02/20

Anglesey Sea Salt

Pack size: 600g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
L4 19260
Best before
04/02/20

Anglesey Sea Salt

Pack size: 600g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
L4 19261
Best before
05/02/20

Karnataka Black Pepper

Pack size: 40g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
L4 19254
Best before
29/01/20

The latest affected best-before date was 5 February 2020, 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 them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund (with or without a receipt).
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The products listed above may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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. 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

Pipers Crisps Ltd has taken the precautionary step of recalling two varieties of crisps because they may contain Listeria monocytogenes.

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

What the business is doing

Pipers Crisps 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.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Wales.

How this recall compares

  • 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.