Sainsbury’s, ASDA, Tesco and Morrisons urgent listeria warning as these foods pose a risk
LISTERIA is a bactria that can be potentially deadly. Now Sainsbury’s, ASDA, Tesco and Morrisons are urgently pulling products from the shelves.
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Sainsbury’s, ASDA, Tesco and Morrisons are removing these items from shelves after a listeria warning.
If Britons have these products at home, supermarkets are urging them to return them to shops.
Some of the foods that might pose a health risk include fruit juice and sugar.
What items should you check the cupboards for?
Listeria: Sainsbury’s, ASDA, Tesco and Morrisons urgent warning - food pulled from shelves
Smoked salmon
Ewing Seafoods is recalling Organic Smoked Salmon because it contains Listeria bacteria.
Ewing Seafoods is recalling batches of Organic Smoked Salmon and Original Recipe Smoked Salmon.
The other products in this article have been recalled for reasons other than Listeria.
Granulated Sugar
According to Tereos UK there may be small metal pieces in the sugar.
Whitworths Granulated Sugar 5kg - batch code FS02U81783, FS02U81853
Whitworths Granulated Sugar 1kg - batch code F201U81873
Sainsbury’s White Granulated Sugar 1kg batch code F404U81693, F404U81702, F404U81712, F404U81713, F404U81703, F201U81733, F201U81762, F201U81763, F201U81772, F201U81773, F201U81782, F201U81783, F201U81792, F201U81793, F201U81802, F201U81803, F201U81832, F201U81833, F201U81842, F201U81843, F201U81852, F201U81853, F201U81862, F201U81863, F201U81872, F201U81973, F201U81983, F201U81993, F201U82002, F201U82003, F201U82013, F201U82042, F201U82043, F201U82052
Sainsbury’s White Granulated Sugar 5kg batch code: FS02U81693, FS02U81703, FS02U81713, FS02U81723, FS02U81772, FS02U81773, FS02U81782, FS02U81783, FS02U81833, FS02U81842, FS02U81843, FS02U81852, FS02U81862, FS02U81863, FS02U81872, FS02U81902, FS02U81903, FS02U81912, FS02U81913, FS02U81922, FS02U81942, FS02U81943, FS02U81972, FS02U81973, FS02U81983, FS02U81993, FS02U82003
Sainsbury’s White Granulated Sugar 500g batch code: F401U81772, F401U81773, F401U81782, F401U81783, F401U81792, F401U81802, F401U81972, F401U81973, F401U81982, F401U81983
Filled breakfast biscuits
This Sainsbury’s prodcut may have an allergen that is not specified on the label. The bisuits may contain sesame.
Coconut and yoghurt biscuits 186g batch code 07749425
Cocoa biscuits 186g batch code 07749431
Quorn
Veggie meat alternative is recalling gluten free burgers that may contain gluten.
Quorn 2 Gluten Free Burgers 2 pack 227g batch code 708049
Bradbury & Son (Buxton) Lo-Col
Cheese alternative may contain milk and so are being recalled.
Bradbury & Son (Buxton) Lo-Col 195g best before dates 19 September 2018, 1 October 2018, 3 October 2018, 7 October 2018, 9 October 2018
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Asco Dee Thai Crispy Rolls
Dee Thai Crispy Rolls in Durian Flavour may contain sesame.
Asco Dee Thai Crispy Rolls 150g best before dates end of August 2019, December 2019, March 2020.
Tropicana
Tropicana Trop 50 Multivitamins Juice may have fermented and spoiled.
PepsiCo Tropicana Trop 50 Multivitamins Juice 1 litre
Symptoms of listeria monocytogenes infection
What are the signs of this illness to look out for?
The NHS lists symptoms of listeriosis as “a high temperature of 38C or above, aches and pains, chills, feeling sick or vomiting and diarrhoea.”
They are described as “flu-like” and are usually only mild and can be treated at home.
Those who are pregnant are worry they might have listeriosis should contact their midwife as a matter of urgency as it can cause serious problems.
Listeria is a bacteria. It’s full name is listeria monocytogenes and it causes an illness named listeriosis.
Listeriosis symptoms are mainly those of food poisoning or flu, including vomiting and diarrhoea, as well as a stiff neck.
The disease can go away within a few days, but poses particular threat to those with a compromised immune system.
A total of nine people in Europe have now died from the disease, two of whom were from the UK.