The following notice has been issued by the Food Standards Agency:
Several retailers listed below are recalling several chilled and frozen seafood products because they might be contaminated with salmonella.
Product details
by Sainsbury's Mussels (chilled)
Pack size: 150 g
Best-before dates: all date codes
by Sainsbury's Cockles (chilled)
Pack size: 90 g
Best-before dates: all date codes
by Sainsbury's Seafood Selection (chilled)
Pack size: 200 g
Best-before dates: all date codes
by Sainsbury's Cooked Cockles (frozen)
Pack size: 200 g
Best-before dates: all date codes
by Sainsbury's Cooked Mussels (frozen)
Pack size: 300 g
Best-before dates: all date codes
by Sainsbury's Seafood Selection (frozen)
Pack size: 300 g
Best-before dates: all date codes
Co-op Cooked Mussels (chilled)
Pack size: 140 g
Best-before dates: all date codes
Co-op Cooked Seafood Selection (frozen)
Pack size: 300 g
Best-before dates: all date codes
Asda Seafood Selection (mussels, seafood bites and king prawns) (chilled)
Pack size: 240 g
Best-before dates: 22, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 January 2021
Asda Cooked Mussels (chilled)
Pack size: 150 g
Best-before dates:22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 January 2021
Waitrose & Partners Essential Frozen Seafood Selection (king prawns, mussels and squid rings) (frozen)
Pack size: 250 g
Best-before dates: all dates up to and including end January 2022
Waitrose & Partners Essential Cooked Seafood Selection, (mussels, king prawns and squid) (chilled)
Pack size: 200 g
Best-before dates: all use by dates from 20 December 2020 to 20 January 2021
Risk statement
The products listed above might be contaminated with salmonella. Symptoms caused by salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.
Action taken by the company
The retailers listed are 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.
Customer notices - seafood products
Our advice to consumers
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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