Waitrose Recalls Crisp & Creamy Deli Style Coleslaw Side Salad Because Of The Presence Of Listeria
Waitrose is recalling Crisp & Creamy Deli Style Coleslaw Side Salad because it contains Listeria, a bacterium that can cause flu-like symptoms including fever, muscle ache, nausea, and diarrhea, and in rare cases more serious complications like meningitis. People over 65, pregnant women, babies under one month old, and those with weakened immune systems are at higher risk of severe infection. The affected product was distributed in the United Kingdom.
- Recalling firm
- Waitrose
- Product
- Products: Waitrose Crisp & Creamy Deli Style Coleslaw.
- Reason
- The presence of Listeria in the product listed above. 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. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis. Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.
- Classification
- Class I
- Category
- food recall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Agency
- UK Food Standards Agency
- Recall date
- 2018-07-20
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- United Kingdom
Official recall notice from UK Food Standards Agency
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/567be9ec-fc5a-43d3-89c8-0e3e2bb44b27