A number of products have been recalled over possible contamination with E.coli
All 61 food items recalled in major E.Coli alert by Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Co-op, Sainsburys, Boots Aldi and WH Smith,(in UK)..An E.coli outbreak has left people across the UK in hospital
More than 61 food items have been recalled by manufacturers amid fears of a possible E.coli outbreak that has left people across the UK in hospital.
On 16th June,2024 the manufacturer , became the third company to recall a product as a “precautionary measure” amid the scare.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said manufacturer THIS! has issued a recall notice to customers over its vegan chicken and bacon wrap, which is sold only at WH Smith.
The agency said anyone who purchased the product at any point up to and including Tuesday, June 18, should not eat it and instead return it to the store for a full refund.
It comes just days after manufacturers Greencore Group and Samworth Brothers Manton Wood recalled a variety of sandwiches, wraps and salads sold in major UK supermarkets because of a potential link to an E.coli outbreak.
The products being recalled by Greencore include sandwiches, wraps and salads sold at Sainsbury’s, Asda, Aldi, Morrisons, Co-op, and retail pharmacy chain Boots. You can view the full list below.
Darren Whitby, head of incidents at the Food Standards Agency, said: “Sandwich manufacturers are taking a precautionary measure to recall various sandwiches wraps and salads in response to findings from investigations by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), who are working to identify the cause of an ongoing outbreak caused by shiga toxin-producing E.coli (Stec).”
Courtesy Manchester Evening News, ByImogen Clyde-Smith Senior reporter,17th June,2024.
