Sainsbury's issues urgent product recall of popular snack over 'Spanish tummy'

22 March 2024 , 22:08

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Sainsbury's has issued an urgent recall warning (Image: PA)

Sainsbury's has issued an urgent recall warning over fears packs of nuts could be contaminated with salmonella.

The supermarket chain has issued a "do not eat" warning to people who bought packets of flaked almonds, which could cause food poisoning. The warning is issued for their 200g products, with a "best before" date of February 2025, with batch code numbers 4044 and 4045. Salmonella is nicknamed "Spanish tummy" and can cause agonising stomach cramps, diarrhoea and fever. Rarely, it can infect the urine, blood, joints and the nervous system - and can also cause reactive health/facts-arthritis-how-you-can-6416990>arthritis, otherwise known as Reiter's syndrome.

Customers who bought the product can return it to their nearest store for a full refund - with or without a receipt. A Sainsbury's spokesperson said the supermarket chain "apologised to customers for the inconvenience," and said no other products were affected by the recall. Salmonella is a bacteria that can cause food poisoning, sometimes called salmonellosis.

Customers who bought the product can return it to their nearest store for a full refund - with or without a receipt

While it can make anyone sick, young children, those over 65 or people with weakened immune systems are at an increased risk of being really ill, according to the Food Standards Agency. Most commonly, the symptoms of salmonella include diarrhoea, stomach pain, vomiting and fever. The disease usually isn't fatal.

Food poisoning can last up to seven days, but can take weeks to recover. The NHS said: "In most cases, it is generally advised to wait until 48 hours after having diarrhoea or sickness before returning to work or school/nursery." Last year, the NHS recorded 1,68 hospitalisations linked to salmonella, the highest number recorded. It's nearly double the level seen ten years ago.

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It comes after Aldi this week issued a major product recall notice as its tortilla wraps could potentially contain pieces of metal. The discount supermarket chain has recalled its eight-pack of Village Bakery Tortilla Wraps, made by Signature Flatbreads UK, as the product "may have been contaminated with pieces of metal" which means they are unsafe to eat.

The alert, issued by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), applies to the supermarket's 8x62g packs with all best-before dates up to and including April 29, 2024, affected. The batch codes on the products are: 68150, 835475 and 383422

Zesha Saleem