UPDATE: Waitrose recalls an additional date code of Christmas Prawn products due to incorrect date labelling

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What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

1. If you have bought the above products, do not eat them. Instead, return the product to any Waitrose store for a full refund.

Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The affected products have been labelled with incorrect use-by dates, and therefore could inadvertently be eaten past the date by which they can be safely consumed.

Details from the notice

Waitrose is recalling an additional date code of Christmas 10 Spicy Prawn Selection with a use-by date of 30 November 2018 due to incorrect use-by dates. The product should have been labelled with a use-by date of 20 November 2018.

Waitrose is also recalling Christmas 12 Breaded King Prawns with a use-by date of 28 November 2018, and Christmas 10 Spicy Prawn Selection with a use-by date of 04 December 2018 due to incorrect use-by dates. The products should have been labelled with a use-by date of 25 November 2018.

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

What the business is doing

Waitrose is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all 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 any of the products. Copies of the point of sale notices are attached.

Where it was sold

• Waitrose

How this recall compares

• This was the 10th recall involving Waitrose in the 12 months to 21 November 2018. All Waitrose recalls
• Wrong date label has caused 34 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in meat and poultry, followed by fruit and vegetables. All wrong date label recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.

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