Other recalls included Waitrose ginger cookies due to a packaging error, Lidl crayfish soup due to “microbiological abnormalities” and Tesco chocolate cookies due to egg allergy fears.
Waitrose yesterday (December 9) announced that glass contamination had prompted the recall of 195g jars of English Mint Sauce, with a best before date of March 2017.
‘Fragments of glass’
“There is a very small chance that some jars may potentially contain fragments of glass, so as a precautionary measure we are recalling the whole batch,” the retailer’s recall notice said.
The same day, Waitrose also recalled 200g packets labelled as stem ginger cookies because they actually contained cherry and almond cookies.
Therefore the cookies, with a best before date of April 2 2016, contained almonds, which were not mentioned on the packaging and posed a risk to people with nut allergies.
Discounter Lidl yesterday recalled its ‘Deluxe’ crayfish soup with Saffron from stores in Northern Ireland due the possible presence of Clostridium species, which causes foodborne illnesses.
‘Microbiological abnormalities’
“During internal testing, microbiological abnormalities were identified for this product,” Lidl said, noting that 570ml packs were affected.
“As a health risk cannot be excluded, the manufacturer has chosen to recall the above mentioned product.”
On Tuesday (December 8) Tesco recalled its 175g packets of chunky chocolate shortcakes because egg was present in the batch with a best before date of September 3 2016.
“The presence of egg is not declared on the product label,” Tesco said in its recall notice. “This product may be unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of eggs.”
Meanwhile, Asda, the Co-operative and Marks & Spencer were all forced to recall products last week over mislabelled allergen advice.
Food recalls – at a glance
- Waitrose mint sauce jars
- Waitrose stem ginger cookie packs
- Lidl ‘Deluxe’ crayfish soup
- Tesco chunky chocolate shortcakes