A PASTA ready meal has been pulled from shelves over a dangerous allergens risk.
A UK supermarket chain pulled the dish from shelves and is issuing a warning to customers.
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Farmfoods has sent out an allergy allert for its 350g Chicken and Spinach Pasta due to the “possible health risk” the product could be presenting for customers.
The pasta is described as a fussili with “creamy spinach, peppers and roasted chicken” that can be cooked in the microwave from frozen.
The health risk
It has been found to contain undeclared crustaceans, fish and molluscs which has not been mentioned on its label.
The pasta is therefore a health risk for anyone with an allergy to crustaceans, fish and molluscs.
Whilst recalling the product from shelves “as a precautionary measure”, Farmfood has also been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations that can inform members about the recall.
Sale notice issued
A point-of-sale notice was also issued to customers by the supermarket chain.
The customer notice read: “If you have this product and have any type of seafood allergy or intolerance, please DO NOT consume the product.
“Please return affected product to the store where the product was purhcased for a full refund.”
No receipt is required to get the refund.
Farmfoods’ notice added: “We take consumer safety very seriously and sincerely apologise to our loyal customers for this situation and any inconvenience it may have caused.”
More product recalls
The product recall comes as a number of other major UK supermarket chains have had to pull a cereal from shelves due to the deadly health risk is posed.
Tesco, Morrisons and Waitrose, as well as their customers, were affected which involved Spoon Cereals’ Cinnamon + Pecan Granola.
It was found to contain gluten and peanuts which were not declared on the packaging.
Experts said this the cereal trigger severe or even life-threatening allergic reactions in some people.
Last week, a major product recall was also issued for a homous found to be contaminated.
Customers were warned not to eat the JS Classic Houmous and JS Lemon & Coriander Houmous due to possibly containing Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC).
The Sainsbury product was pulled from shelves and customer’s handed a full refund.
Your product recall rights
Chief consumer reporter James Flanders reveals all you need to know.
Product recalls are an important means of protecting consumers from dangerous goods.
As a general rule, if a recall involves a branded product, the manufacturer would usually have lead responsibility for the recall action.
But it’s often left up to supermarkets to notify customers when products could put them at risk.
If you are concerned about the safety of a product you own, always check the manufacturer’s website to see if a safety notice has been issued.
When it comes to appliances, rather than just food items, the onus is usually on you – the customer – to register the appliance with the manufacturer as if you don’t there is no way of contacting you to tell you about a fault.
If you become aware that an item you own has been recalled or has any safety noticed issued against it, make sure you follow the instructions given to you by the manufacturer.
They should usually provide you with more information and a contact number on its safety notice.
In some cases, the manufacturer might ask you to return the item for a full refund or arrange for the faulty product to be collected.
You should not be charged for any recall work – such as a repair, replacement or collection of the recalled item
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