Waitrose issue urgent recall for popular snack over Salmonella risk
Waitrose shoppers are being urged to look through their shopping and check the dates on any Waitrose and Partners Egg and Spinach Protein Pots they have recently purchased as the supermarket announces a product recall.
The supermarket has released an important safety warning for anyone who has bought the protein pot with the use by dates of July 31 and August 1. This is due to the potential presence of Salmonella, which could cause shoppers to become ill if they consume the product.
If shoppers do find they have purchased the 90g Egg and Spinach Protein Pot with the mentioned dates, they are being urged to not consume the product, package up the item and return the product to their local Waitrose branch for a a refund.
The product recall notice states: "We are recalling Waitrose & Partners Egg & Spinach Protein Pot as a precautionary measure due to the potential presence of Salmonella, which may cause illness if consumed."
Salmonella is a bacteria that can live in the guts of animals such as chickens, cattle and pigs. Humans can become infected when they consume contaminated food, such as red meat, eggs, daily products and poultry.
While it can take a couple of days for symptoms to occur, those infected can end up experiencing illnesses such as a fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.
It is advised that if shoppers do experience any of these symptoms they should stay away from work, school or nursery for at least 48 hours for the symptoms to clear and avoid passing it on to anyone else.
If shoppers are wanting more information about the product recall on the egg and spinach protein pot, they can call Waitrose Customer Care on 0800 188 884, and select option 4.
The recall notice also notes that Waitrose is sorry for any inconvenience this safety warning has brought to their customers and urges them to not eat the potentially contaminated product.
The note says: "We apologise that it has been necessary to recall this product and for the inconvenience caused."
The Food Standards Agency works with supermarkets and retailers to inform consumers and local authorities when there are problems associated with food. This is done through product recall information notices.
If issues are identified and a food item should not be sold, it can either be 'withdrawn' - taken off the shelves - or 'recalled' which is when customers are asked to return the product to a local store.
Waitrose isn't the only well known supermarket to announce a product recall recently, as Sainsbury's had to recall five food and home products.
This is includes bottles of the Newcastle brown ale 500ml which could have the potential presence of glass fragments.
Six packs of the 250ml Appletiser dated for November 30 and December 31 have also been recalled as they may contain elevated levels of chlorate.
In terms of homeware products, a Nutribullet Go blender, two Tower air fryers and a Bosch Styline Toaster have also been recalled. Shoppers have been urged to check the specific product codes on these items to find out if they need to return them or not. More information can be found here.
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