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Product recall Published Updated once · 27 February 2019 FSA-PRIN-05-2019

The Condiment Company recalls Hunter & Gather Avocado Oil Mayonnaise due to a lack of microbiological controls

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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Hunter & Gather Avocado Oil Mayonnaise

Pack size: 250g
Batch code
25/09/19
Best before
25 September 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 25 September 2019, 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 product do not eat it. Instead, return it 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 product listed above might contain mould and be contaminated with salmonella. Symptoms caused by salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.

Manufacturing controls that could potentially affect the safety of the product 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

The Condiment Company Ltd is recalling Hunter & Gather Avocado Oil Mayonnaise 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

The Condiment Company Ltd is recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. These notices explain to customers why the product is 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-05-2019
    Original alert: The Condiment Company recalls Hunter & Gather Avocado Oil Mayonnaise because it may contain mould and salmonella
  2. · FSA-PRIN-05-2019-update-1
    Update 1: The Condiment Company recalls Hunter & Gather Avocado Oil Mayonnaise due to a lack of microbiological controls
    • New batch or date details: batch 25/09/19

How this recall compares

  • 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.