John Lewis, TK Maxx, B&Q and Wilko issue urgent product recalls on children and baby items – full list
Items include children’s drinking bottles, toys and a mattress Most shoppers may be more familiar with supermarket food recalls than products from major retailers, but it does happen. Despite the fact shop items have been rigorously tested to meet stringent health and safety standards before they go on sale, occasionally something gets flagged up – […]
Food recall: Sainsburys, Waitrose and Spar issue urgent food recall amid salmonella fears
FOOD recalls have been issued by a brand which is sold in many leading supermarkets, including Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, while Spar is also recalling a product. The recalls are due to fears of a salmonella and allergy risk – here’s the full list of items. A food recall notice is not to be ignored, as […]
Spar issues urgent food recall over undeclared ingredients in paella
Supermarket Spar is recalling one of its paellas over allergy fears, while a muesli sold by Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Amazon has been pulled from the shelves over salmonella risks Spar Chicken and Prawn paella and Rude Health’s Ultimate Muesli have been recalled over safety fears. The Spar paella is being pulled from shelves because it […]
Food Safety Alert : Onion-Linked Salmonella Outbreak Grows, More Food Recalled
Health officials have now issued a recall alert for cheese dips and other products that contain onions. A salmonella outbreak linked to onions is now affecting products that were made with those onions. People in 47 states have reported sickness as the contamination spreads via popular cheese dips and other products. On August 1, onions […]
Food Safety In The Time Of COVID-19
Recently an operator of a restaurant in Kedah, a state in northwest Malaysia, who flouted the mandatory home quarantine rule after returning from India tested positive for COVID-19 on 28 July – resulting in the infamous Sivaganga cluster, involving his restaurant employees and patrons. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Kedah cluster has […]
Some supermarket cereal bars have been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination – here’s the full list
A variety of cereal bars have recently been recalled due to safety concerns, after fears they may contain salmonella. Symptoms of salmonella can include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps. Rude Health Food, The Paleo Foods Co, Hand2Mouth and Lidl have all recently recalled different types of cereal bars. Here’s what you need to know. Rude […]
Lidl, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Spar urgently recalling these food products
Spar Chicken and Prawn paella and Rude Health’s Ultimate Muesli have been recalled The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has posted a string of notices on its website over the last week. Urgent food product recalls include a chicken and prawn paella from Spar and the Deluxe Dark Chocolate Muesli Bar with Brazils and Cranberries from […]
Experts say report of coronavirus living on frozen meat is no reason to think food borne transmission is likely
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Infectious disease experts are downplaying a report out of Singapore that suggests the coronavirus can be transmitted by food because the virus was found living on salmon, pork and chicken three weeks after the meat had been frozen or refrigerated. While the study showed it’s biologically possible for the virus to survive […]
Hostess expands recall of Raspberry Zingers snack cakes because of mold issue
Hostess Brands is voluntarily recalling certain Hostess Raspberry Zingers because the product may develop mold prior to the best by date. Hostess Brands has expanded a recall instituted in July for its Raspberry Zingers snack cakes. The snack cakes were sold to mass merchandisers, grocery stores, distributors, dollar and discount stores, and convenience stores throughout […]
Sheep farmer found guilty of planting baby food laced with metal shards in Lockerbie Tesco
Nigel Wright hatched a plot to get rich by deliberately contaminating jars of Heinz baby food between May, 2018, and February this year A sheep farmer has been found guilty of planting baby food laced with shards of metal in Tesco stores, including the one in Lockerbie, as part of a blackmail campaign against the […]