UK supermarkets recall frozen vegetables over listeria outbreak fears
Dozens of products taken off shelves following recent warning from European health agencies over listeriosis
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Six of the UK’s most popular supermarkets have been forced to recall various frozen vegetable products due to concerns over possible listeria contamination.
Aldi, Lidl, Iceland, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose have all recalled frozen veg, including packets of sweetcorn and mixed vegetables, because they could contain Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause listeriosis.
Health organisations recently warned that an outbreak of the bacterial infection across Europe had been linked to frozen vegetables that were not cooked properly.
According to the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa), there have been 47 cases of listeriosis as of 8 June, nine of which have resulted in death.
On Friday, the UK Food Standards Agency issued a list of dozens of products distributed by Greenyard Frozen, a Belgium-based supplier.
The FSA said Greenyard “has taken the precautionary step of voluntarily recalling various frozen vegetable products because they might contain Listeria monocytogenes”.
The agency said in its recall notice that “symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea”.
Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over the age of 65, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.
The FSA advised anyone who has purchased the products affected by the recall not to eat them and to return them to wherever they were sold.
The following products are covered by the recall:
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