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The Agency has issued a third updated Food Alert for Information on the withdrawal by a number of retailers of fresh Scottish salmon (but not organic salmon), because of a risk of a taint, resulting in an unpleasant taste. A product sold by Aldi could possibly be affected and, as a precautionary measure, has been withdrawn from sale.
The original alert was issued on 13 February and the updates issued on 15 February and 19 February can be found at the links below.
Based on the information received by the Agency, the chemicals implicated in the problem are present at low levels, which are very unlikely to be a risk to health.
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The product sold by Aldi that is being withdrawn is:
No other Aldi products are known to be affected.
If there is a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold, then it might be 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'recalled' (when customers are asked to return the product). Food alerts are the FSA's way of letting local authorities and consumers know about problems associated with food and, in some cases, providing details of specific action to be taken. They are issued under two categories:
You can get FSA alerts either by email or SMS text. Visit the Get Alerts page at the link below to find out how.
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