Recall round up: Sainsbury’s recalls almonds after Salmonella found

Sainsbury’s recalls own brand almonds​

Sainsbury's has recalled two batches of own brand flaked almonds after Salmonella was found in the product.

The 'by Sainsbury’s Flaked Almonds' are sold in 200g packages and the impacted batches carry the number 4044 or 4045. They have a best before date of February 2025.

Point of sale notices will be displayed in stores where the product was sold, explaining to customers the cause of the recall and telling those that bought the almonds to return the product to the store where they bought it for a full refund.

Consumers have also been advised not to eat the almonds. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has was warned that symptoms of Salmonella can include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.

Origin Kitchen recalls products with undeclared peanuts

Origin Kitchen is recalling all ‘Spread & Stir’ and ‘Bessert’ products because they contain peanuts that are not mentioned on the label. As a result, the products pose a potential health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.

A total of three Spread & Stir products are being recalled – Creamy Mushroom (bath code 01-0602-47 or 01-2702-59), Creamy Pesto (batch code 02-0602-48 or 02-2702-60) and Creamy Tomato (batch code 03-0602-49 or 03-0103-61).

Each comes in a 140g package and the Creamy Mushroom and Creamy Pesto varieties feature before dates of either 14 May 2024 or 4 June 2024, while the Creamy Tomato variety has best before dates of 14 May 2024 or 7 June 2024.

Meanwhile, five varieties of Bessert, all sold in 80g packs, have been recalled. Forest Berry has a batch number of 04-0702-50 and best before date of 15 May 2024; Raspberry & Vanilla has a batch code of 04-1202-54 and a best before date of 20 May 2024; Mango Passion has batch codes 05-0502-46, 05-1202-55 or 05-0803-63 and best before dates of 13 May 2024, 20 May 2024 or 14 June 2024; Chocolate Fudge has batch codes of 06-0702-51, 06-1502-56, 06-1602-57, 06-2602-58 or 06-1103-64 and best before dates of 15 May 2024, 23 May 2024, 24 May 2024, 03 June 2024 or 17 June 2024, while the Zesty Lemon has batch codes of 08-0702-52 or 08-0103-62 and best before dates of 15 May 2024 or 7 June 2024.

Consumers have been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. Origin Kitchen has also issued a point-of-sale notice explaining to customers why the product is being recalled.

People with a peanut allergy that have bought any of the products above should not eat the product and return them to the store where they were purchased for a refund.

Signature Flatbreads UK recalls wraps due to possible presence of metal

Signature Flatbreads UK is taking the precautionary step of recalling its ‘Village Bakery 8 Tortilla Wraps White’ because of the possible presence of metal.

The product may have been tampered with and the presence of metal would make this product unsafe to eat.

This is an isolated incident and is not linked to other product recall information notices, recently published for metal contamination. No other Aldi or Signature Flatbreads UK products have been affected.

The wraps come in packs of eight, with each tortilla weighing 62g. The impacted packs are those with a best before date of all dates up to and including 29 April 2024.

Signature Flatbreads UK is working with the relevant food and police agencies to investigate the cause of the contamination. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product.

Anyone that has bought this product should not eat it and return it for a full refund.

For further information about any of the recalls included in this story or any past recalls, visit the FSA website.

In other news, an abattoir in Greater Manchester has been ordered to pay a £12k fine after it was convicted of 11 food safety charges.​​