Updated: Greenyard Frozen UK Ltd Recalls Various Frozen Vegetable Products Due To Possible Contamination With Listeria Monocytogenes

Recall Summary Greenyard Frozen UK Ltd is recalling various frozen vegetable products sold under multiple supermarket brands (including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Aldi, Waitrose, Lidl, and Iceland) because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Listeria can cause flu-like symptoms including fever, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, with increased risk for people over 65, pregnant women, babies under one month old, and those with weakened immune systems. The recall affects a wide range of frozen vegetable products including sweetcorn, mixed vegetables, carrots, broccoli, and rice steamers sold in the United Kingdom.

Recalling firm

Greenyard Frozen UK Ltd

Product

Products: Pinguin Frozen Sweetcorn; Pinguin Supersweet Sweetcorn; Tesco frozen Mixed Vegetables and Peppers; Tesco Broccoli Frozen Sweetcorn Peas and Spinach Steamer; Pinguin frozen Golden Rice and Vegetables; Tesco Growers Harvest Sweetcorn; Tesco Frozen Growers Harvest Carrot Peas and Sweetcorn Steamer; Tesco Frozen Growers Harvest Mixed Vegetables; Tesco Frozen Broccoli, Carrot and Sweetcorn Steamer; Tesco Frozen Every Day Value Sweetcorn; One Stop Frozen Sweetcorn; Aldi Four Seasons Frozen Carrots, Peas & Supersweet Sweetcorn Steamers; Ross Mixed Country Vegetables; Aldi Four Seasons...

Reason

The products listed above might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. 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 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

2018-07-06

Status

Ongoing

Distribution

United Kingdom

Official recall notice from UK Food Standards Agency

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