Update: Waitrose recalls Waitrose Frozen Cooked & Peeled Jumbo King Prawns and Essential Frozen Cooked King Prawns because of possible presence of uncooked prawns
Published by Food Standards Agency (FSA): · Ref. FSA-PRIN-41-2022-update-1
Reason for the recall
The possible presence of raw, uncooked prawns in the products listed above.
ReasonThe possible presence of raw, uncooked prawns in the products listed above.
BrandWaitrose
Batch number(s)VN394
Barcodenot stated
Product
Waitrose Frozen Cooked & Peeled Jumbo King Prawns, Essential Frozen Cooked King Prawns
- Brand
- Waitrose
- Batch number(s)
- VN394
- Category
- Product recall
- Waitrose is recalling Waitrose Frozen Cooked & Peeled Jumbo King Prawns and Essential Frozen Cooked King Prawns because they may contain raw, uncooked prawns. The possible presence of raw, uncooked prawns makes this product unsafe to eat.
- Waitrose Frozen Cooked & Peeled Jumbo King Prawns (200g) — Batch: VN394; Best before: end: All date codes up to and including June 2023
- Essential Frozen Cooked King Prawns (250g) — Batch: VN394; Best before: end: All date codes up to and including February 2024
What to do
- Waitrose is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.
- If you have bought any of the above products do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.
Source: Food Standards Agency — food alerts — Food Standards Agency (FSA)
Source: Food Standards Agency. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above presents the official data in the original language — the notice published by the authority is authoritative.
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