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Product recall Published Updated once · 15 May 2025 FSA-PRIN-23-2025

Update 1: SPAR Northern Ireland recalls several cooked chicken products because of presence of Listeria

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.

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SPAR Enjoy Local Cooked Chicken Pieces

Pack size: 150g

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

Batch code
5126
Use by
21/05/2025 & 23/05/2025

SPAR Enjoy Local Cooked Chicken Pieces

Pack size: 150g

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

Batch code
5128
Use by
21/05/2025 & 23/05/2025

SPAR Enjoy Local Cooked Chicken Slices

Pack size: 150g

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

Batch code
5126
Use by
21/05/2025 & 23/05/2025

SPAR Enjoy Local Cooked Chicken Slices

Pack size: 150g

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

Batch code
5128
Use by
21/05/2025 & 23/05/2025

SPAR Enjoy Local Cooked Chicken Fillets

Pack size: 300g

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

Batch code
5126
Use by
21 May 2025

The latest affected use-by date was 23 May 2025, 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 the above products, do not eat them. Instead, return the products to where they were bought for a full refund. Any customers with queries or concerns can contact SPAR Customer Services on 0289 034 2733.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the above products.

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. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.

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

SPAR Northern Ireland has extended its recall of cooked chicken products to include additional batches because Listeria monocytogenes has been found in them.

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

What the business is doing

SPAR Northern Ireland is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed where the products are sold. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-PRIN-23-2025
    Original alert: SPAR Northern Ireland recalls several chicken products because of presence of Listeria
  2. · FSA-PRIN-23-2025-update-1
    Update 1: Update 1: SPAR Northern Ireland recalls several cooked chicken products because of presence of Listeria
    • New batch or date details: use by 21/05/2025 & 23/05/2025; batch 5128

How this recall compares

  • This was the 3rd recall involving SPAR in the 12 months to 13 May 2025. All SPAR recalls
  • 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.