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Food Alerts, product withdrawals and recalls: Scotland

The FSA issues a 'Product Withdrawal Information Notice' or a 'Product Recall Information Notice' to let local authorities and consumers know about problems associated with food. In some cases, a 'Food Alert for Action' is issued. This provides local authorities with details of specific action to be taken on behalf of consumers.

This information is also sent to Consultants in Communicable Disease Control and food trade organisations to alert them to current food issues.

A Product Withdrawal Information Notice or a Product Recall Information Notice is issued where a solution to the problem has been put in place – the product has been, or is being, withdrawn from sale or recalled from consumers, for example. A Food Alert for Action is issued where intervention by enforcement authorities is required. These notices and alerts are often issued in conjunction with a product withdrawal or recall by a manufacturer, retailer or distributor.

Details of the latest product withdrawals and recalls, including Food Alerts for Action, issued in Scotland can be found below. Because of the Agency's openness remit, all previous notices and alerts are available. You can find them via the search box at the bottom of this page. In many cases the food issues they refer to will have been resolved.

From June 2010, the FSA changed the way it issues information about product withdrawals and recalls. Product Withdrawal Information Notices and Product Recall Information Notices replace what was known under the previous system as the ‘Food Alert for Information’.

Most recent food alerts

Iceland recalls Frozen Lamb Mince 454g due to presence of salmonella Tuesday 24 January 2012 Recalled from customers Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc recalls all batches of certain smoked mackerel products due to a processing error that may result in the products being undercooked Tuesday 17 January 2012 Recalled from customers Makro recalls certain batch codes of various 'tapas' brand meat products due to high levels of listeria monocytogenes Tuesday 10 January 2012 Recalled from customers Natco Foods Ltd recalls certain batches of its own brand ground cumin due to Salmonella contamination Wednesday 21 December 2011 Recalled from customers The Co-operative recalls two batch codes of its Scottish Smoked Salmon due to high levels of Listeria Monocytogenes detected in a small number of retail packs Friday 16 December 2011 Recalled from customers Creme d'Or Ltd recalls certain batches of Felko Christmas Figures with Candy and Gumball Machine with Candy due to the possible risk of a choking hazard Thursday 1 December 2011 Recalled from customers The Co-operative Group recalls two batches of Co-operative British Beef Large Roasting Joint due to incorrect date coding Tuesday 29 November 2011 Recalled from customers Illicit 'Drop Vodka' Wednesday 23 November 2011 Food Alert: for Action Bleiker's Smokehouse recalls one small batch of smoked salmon due to the presence of listeria monocytogenes in one pack Friday 18 November 2011 Recalled from customers Premier Foods recalls one batch code of Loyd Grossman Korma sauce due to contamination with Clostridium botulinum Monday 14 November 2011 Recalled from customers Ryans Foods Limited ready-to-eat food products produced on unapproved premises Friday 28 October 2011 Food Alert: for Action Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc recalls one batch of Morrisons Shredded Duck Kit due to incorrect date coding Thursday 27 October 2011 Recalled from customers

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