Do not eat! Sainsbury’s recalls cheese over salmonella fears
Sainsbury’s has urgently recalled one of its own branded cheeses from its shelves over salmonella fears.
Food safety watchdogs posted a “do not eat” warning on three separate batches of the supermarket’s Mexican-style Chilli Cheddar.
It is feared that the cheese is contaminated and ‘may contain’ the bacteria.
The nasty bug – which can cause serious illness – usually causes fever, nausea and diarrhea.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) – which issued the warning – is recalling food when problems are identified with food that means it should not be sold.
Sainsbury’s said the recall of its 200 grams of Mexican cheese was a “precautionary measure”. It affects three batches of the cheddar, with expiration dates of June 12, 2023, June 22, 2023, and June 30, 2023. It said, “If you have purchased one of the affected batches of this product, we recommend that you do not doing. open or consume it.’ For a full refund, return it to the store where it was purchased for a full refund, the supermarket advised
Salmonella is a group of bacteria that infect the intestines. It is often caused by contaminated food or water. Symptoms of infection include diarrhea, stomach cramps, and sometimes vomiting and fever. On average, it takes 12 to 72 hours for symptoms to develop after ingesting an infectious dose of salmonella. In the photo a culture of salmonella bacteria
Sainsbury’s said the recall of its 200 grams of Mexican cheese was a “precautionary measure”.
It affects batches of cheddar, with expiration dates of June 12, 2023, June 22, 2023, and June 30, 2023.
It said, “If you purchased one of the affected batches of this product, we recommend that you do not open or consume it.”
For a full refund return it to the store where it was purchased for a full refund, the supermarket advised.
Salmonella are a group of bacteria that infect the intestines. It is often caused by contaminated food or water.
Symptoms of infection include diarrhea, stomach cramps, and sometimes vomiting and fever.
On average, it takes 12 to 72 hours for symptoms to develop after ingesting an infectious dose of salmonella.
They usually last four to seven days and most people recover without treatment.
But if you become seriously ill, you may need hospital care because the dehydration caused by the disease can be life-threatening.
It comes as more than 30 varieties of cheese have been pulled from shelves in recent weeks due to listeria fears.
Concerns about the affected cheeses have led to new warnings about the risks of consuming products made from raw milk, which can contain a large number of bacteria.
The bacteria first made headlines in March after the FSA and the UK Health Security Agency said they had initially discovered three cases of listeria that were “possibly linked to an outbreak.”
All those infected had a closely genetically related strain of listeria that has also been found in samples of Baronet cheese made by The Old Cheese Room of Wiltshire.
Yesterday, the FSA also sounded the alarm about Itsu’s frozen chocolate bao buns – stocked in Tesco and Waitrose – about fears that they contain milk, which is not stated on the label.
The watchdog issued a ‘do not eat’ warning over fears of two batches of the sandwiches pose a risk to people who are allergic or intolerant to milk.
The recall concerns the 180 g packages of four sandwiches with an expiration date of December 14, 2023 and February 8, 2024.
The FSA also issued a recall for two products from dog food manufacturer Lily’s Kitchen.
The “Fishy Fish Pie” and “Chicken and Turkey Casserole,” stocked at Pets at Home, have been detained due to warnings that they may contain pieces of plastic.