Ballymaguire Foods has issued an urgent recall of multiple ready meal products due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) confirmed the recalls affect bacon and cabbage dinners as well as turkey and ham dinners sold under Good Food, Supervalu, and Centra.
The first recall affects Good Food Locally Sourced Freshly Prepared Bacon and Cabbage Dinner in 600g packs with use-by dates of June 30, July 3, July 5, and July 7, 2025. All batch codes with these dates are included in the recall.
The second recall is more extensive, covering all pack sizes, batch codes, and use-by dates of turkey and ham dinners. This includes products sold under the Good Food, Supervalu, and Centra brands.
Point of sale notices are being displayed in retail stores selling these products to inform customers about the recall and provide instructions for returns.
The company described the recall as a “precautionary measure” and apologised for any inconvenience caused to customers.
Listeria monocytogenes contamination poses particular health risks to vulnerable groups, including elderly people over 65, pregnant women and their unborn babies, infants under one month old, and those with weakened immune systems.
Officials warned that Listeria symptoms can resemble flu, including high temperature, muscle aches, chills, nausea, and diarrhoea.
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Ready meals have been recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
In rare cases, the infection can be more “severe”, leading to “serious complications” such as meningitis.
To avoid becoming ill, customers who have purchased any of the affected products are advised not to consume them.
“If you have bought the above product, do not eat it. Instead, return the product to where it was bought for a full refund,” the agency instructed.
Ballymaguire Foods’ recall follows Asda’s urgent alert to shoppers.
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‘If you have bought the above product, do not eat it’
Several batches of Baba’s Sweet & Spicy Sauce were called back after fermentation was discovered in them.
The supermarket chain warned that bottle caps could “come off with force” when opened, or the bottles themselves might shatter.
While food recalls are not too common, they must always be taken seriously to ensure customer safety. For the latest information on food recalls affecting UK shoppers, consult the FSA.
About product recalls and withdrawls
While food recalls are fairly rare, recalls must always be taken seriously to ensure shopper safety.
The FSA stated: “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).
“The FSA issues Product Recall Information Notices to let consumers and local authorities 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.”
