By James Rodger
UK households have been warned after a “d o not eat” order was issued as supermarkets pull a massively popular picnic snack from shelves due to deadly bacterial contamination. The recall concerns two products sold in most major supermarkets: Wall’s The Classic Scotch Egg (113g) and Wall’s 2 Classic Scotch Eggs (226g), both bearing a use-by date of 2 July 2025. The Compleat Food Group has urged shoppers who purchased these items not to eat them. The Compleat Food Group has issued an apology and stated it is working closely with the Food Standards Agency to remove potentially contaminated stock. READ MORE Major high street brand cuts 1,200 jobs as sales fall by nearly £100million Customers with questions are advised to contact customercare@compleatfood.com. The Compleat Food Group is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. The FSA said: “If you have bought any of the above products do not eat them. Instead, return them to your nearest store for a full refund. For more information email CUSTOMERCARE@COMPLEATFOOD.COM.” Salmonella infection is caused by a family of germs (bacteria) that live in the gut of many birds and animals. It is therefore present in foods leading to human gut infections. The diarrhoea that results can be severe lasting several days. Cases are usually only seen in individuals or their families but can become larger outbreaks. It affects all ages but can be more severe in the very young or elderly, or those in hospital. Generally individuals with Salmonella do not require treatment. They usually only need to take care to drink plenty water or other clear fluids. Some people find that low fat natural yoghurts and probiotic products (ones that contain small amounts of bacteria) can help to get the bowels back to normal. The germ may take 2 to 7 weeks to clear out of the body so care should be taken not to infect others during this period. The greatest danger of passing it to others is early in the infection when the person is ill.