‘Do not eat’ warning issued for snacks sold in UK stores due to salmonella risk

By Levi Winchester

'Do not eat' warning issued for snacks sold in UK stores due to salmonella risk

The parent company of popular food brand Wall鈥檚 has recalled two products over fears they are contaminated by salmonella . Salmonella can cause fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps. The Compleat Food Group has pulled its Wall鈥檚 The Classic Scotch Egg and Wall鈥檚 Two Classic Scotch Eggs. These are sold in popular supermarkets including Sainsbury’s and Tesco . The affected products are 113g packs of Wall鈥檚 The Classic Scotch Egg with a use by date of July 2, and 226g packs of Wall鈥檚 Two Classic Scotch Eggs, also with the same use by date. If you have bought any of these products, you should not eat it – instead, return it to the store where you purchased it from for a refund. You won’t need a receipt to get your money back. For more information, you can email: customercare@compleatfood.com. In a recall notice published online, The Compleat Food Group said: “We are voluntarily recalling the following Wall鈥檚 products with a use-by date of 2nd July 2025 only, due to a potential risk of salmonella. “If you have purchased either product, please do not eat it. Return it to the store where it was purchased for a full refund – no receipt is required. This is an isolated incident and no other wall鈥檚 products are affected.” For all product recalls, you can check the Food Standards Agency and Chartered Trading Standards Institute websites. You should also notice recall notices in stores if they’ve pulled a product from shelves. It comes after Aldi recalled packs of its own-brand baby potatoes as they could pose a health risk to anyone with an allergy to dairy products. The supermarket revealed that certain batches of its Inspired Cuisine Baby Potatoes with Herbs and Butter contains milk which is not listed on its packaging. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents. The potatoes that have been recalled by Aldi have a use by date up to and including July 1, 2025. The barcode is 4061463488152. Lidl also recalled batches of its fruit and nut bars over fears they could contain pieces of plastic. The supermarket has recalled Alesto Raw Fruit and Nut Bars in various flavours. The recall applies to all stock with a best before date of December 2025 with the batch code L24337, and best before date of November 2025 with the batch code L24316. Meanwhile, health foods brand Grape Tree has recalled its Raw Unsalted Macadamia Nuts because Shiga toxin-producing E.coli was found in one of its batches. The product that has been recalled has the batch code G41 5 101 250610 and a best before date of July 11, 2026. The pack size is 250g. E.coli infections can cause diarrhea, stomach cramps, vomiting, and fever.

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