Waitrose are now re-calling their own branded fish amid a risk of contamination.
According to FSA (Food Standards Agency), the supermarket are asking people to return the Waitrose 2 British Hot Smoked Rainbow Trout Fillets as a result of Listeria monocytogenes having been found in the product.
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According to the NHS, Listeriosis is usually caught from eating food containing listeria bacteria.
You can get it from lots of types of food, but it's mainly a problem with chilled, ready-to-eat foods, such as:
- Cooked sliced meats and cured meats
- Smoked fish and cooked shellfish
- Blue veined and mould-ripened soft cheeses, like camembert and brie
- Pâté
- Pre-prepared sandwiches and salads
- Some pre-prepared fruit, including melon slices
- Unpasteurised milk
- Dairy products made from unpasteurised milk
Taking to the FSA website the risk statement warns: "The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the product listed above.
"Symptoms caused by this organism can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick, and diarrhoea.
"However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.
"Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems."
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The exact product people should be looking our for is Waitrose 2 British Hot Smoked Rainbow Trout Fillets which comes in a 125g pack with a use by date of June 11 2022.
Customers are now being warned to not consume the product and to instead return it to the store where it was bought for a full refund.
