Shoppers warned not to eat bags of leaves sold at Aldi, Lidl and Tesco in listeria update
Shoppers have been issued an update on the listeria outbreak on certain bags of salad items. The latest recall affects further batches of spinach, rocket and mixed leaves.
The Food Safety Authority (FSAI) has advised that a further five packs from the McCormack Family, alongside Egan's Baby Spinach, have been recalled due to the detection of Listeria monocytogenes. The Food Safety Authority (FSA), which issues recall advice to UK consumers, has also published the recall.
It comes after we just recently reported that the the Food Standards Agency (FSA) confirmed it was "working closely" with the FSAI and local retailers to determine the distribution of these products in Northern Ireland.
Both the McCormack Family Farms and Egan's are brands that can be found in Aldi stores and Dunnes Stores across Ireland, with the former also being supplied to supermarkets Tesco and Lidl.
The FSAI warns shoppers that symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes can include mild flu-like symptoms, or gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.
In rare cases, symptoms can be more severe and cause serious complications for those with weaker immune systems such as pregnant women, babies and the elderly.
Following the outbreak, retailers have since been advised to "remove the implicated products from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale."
Wholesalers and distributors are requested to contact their affected customers and recall the implicated products and provide a point-of-sale recall notice to their retailer customers.
Meanwhile, for health and safety reasons, shoppers have been urged to consume the affected bags of leaves, but instead to return them for a full refund.
It comes after a listeriosis outbreak connected to ready to eat hot meals caused one fatality and a further nine cases, although the FSAI has advised that this is not linked to the McCormack Family recall.
One adult died just days after becoming ill from consuming a contaminated ready meal, as supermarket chiefs rushed to withdraw at-risk dishes from shop shelves amid mounting public safety fears.
It was reported that a selection of ready meals by the brand Ballymaguire Foods, which supplies products to both Aldi and Tesco in Ireland, were impacted, although it remains unclear which ready meal the individual consumed before passing away.
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Updates bags of leaves included in the Listeria recall
Egan's Irish Baby Spinach (250g): Best before dates: 30/07/2025, 31/07/2025, 01/08/2025;Batch code: 206
McCormack Family Farms Family Pack (200g): Best before dates: 02/08/2025, 03/08//2025, 09/08/2025, 10/08/2025; Batch codes: 205, 212
McCormack Family Farms Mixed Leaves (75g): Best before dates: 26/07/2025, 27/07/2025, 29/07/2025, 31/07/2025, 01/08/2025, 02/08/2025, 03/08/2025; Batch codes: 199, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207
McCormack Family Farms Rocket Leaves (75g): Best before dates: 31/07/2025, 03/08/2025; Batch codes: 204, 206
McCormack Family Farms Irish Spinach Leaves (100g, 200g, 250g): Best before dates: 01/08/2025, 02/08/2025, 03/08/2025, 04/08/2025; Batch codes: 205, 206, 207
McCormack Family Farms Energise Super Mix (100g): Best before dates: 28/07/2025, 29/07/2025, 30/07/2025, 03/08/2025; Batch codes: 199, 203, 205
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