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Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-23-2018

Willowbrook Foods recalls salad products with bacon due to the possible presence of 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

Willowbrook Fine Foods Chicken and Bacon Caesar Salad (sold at Budgens and Nisa)

Pack size: 150g
Use by
25 April 2018
Details
sold at Budgens and Nisa Retail Ltd

Fresh For You Chicken and Bacon Caesar Salad (sold at Supervalu, Centra, and Mace)

Pack size: 150g
Use by
25 April 2018
Details
sold at Supervalu, Centra, and Mace (Northern Ireland)

Meadow Fresh Caesar Style Salad Bowl (sold at Lidl in Northern Ireland)

Pack size: 205g
Use by
25 and 26 April 2018
Details
sold at Lidl (Northern Ireland)

Deluxe Potato Salad with bacon (sold at Lidl in Northern Ireland)

Pack size: 220g
Use by
28 and 29 April 2018
Details
sold at Lidl (Northern Ireland)

Spar Prepared Salad – Chicken & Bacon Caesar Salad (sold at Spar in Northern Ireland)

Pack size: 150g
Use by
25 April 2018
Details
sold at Spar (Northern Ireland)

The latest affected use-by date was 29 April 2018, 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.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the products listed above.

The products listed above might 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

Willowbrook Foods has taken the precautionary step of recalling certain salad products with bacon because they might contain Listeria monocytogenes. The products are sold in Budgens, Supervalu, Centra, Mace, Nisa, Lidl and Spar retail stores.

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

What the business is doing

Willowbrook Foods 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 notices.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Northern Ireland.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 5th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 25 April 2018. All Lidl 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.