UK supermarkets including Morrisons, Waitrose, Tesco and Co-op are recalling popular fish products.
The products by John West are being issued the recall due to a possible "microbiological contamination risk".
As a result, they are now taking "precautionary action" of recalling John West Boneless Sardines in Sunflower Oil and John West Sardines in Olive Oil.
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According to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), 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.
Their advice to consumers is that, if you have bought either of the products, do not eat them and instead return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.
Taking to their website, they wrote that on July 21 of this year, John West started a recall of cans of John West Sardines in Olive Oil 120g and Boneless Sardines in Sunflower Oil 95g. These products are said to be sold through Morrisons, Waitrose, Tesco, Ocado, Amazon, EH Booth, James Hall, Century Park, Co-op and James Wilson stores with cans of this product purchased through other retailers said to remain unaffected.
In an explanation, they said: "Our routine testing has picked up a potential contamination of an extremely small number of cans of our Sardines in Olive Oil 120g and Boneless Sardines in Sunflower Oil 95g. We are undertaking extensive scientific testing to identify the cause of the potential contamination. We would like to stress that this recall is purely a precautionary measure.
"The safety of our products and the wellbeing of consumers is our highest priority. Therefore, whilst the potential risk to consumers is extremely low, we are recalling all cans from those batches as a precaution. None of John West’s other products are affected by this recall.
"The affected cans have a batch code of 109, 110, 111, 112 and 113 (found on the side of the can) in conjunction with a ‘best before’ date of December 2026. Cans carrying different batch codes or ‘best before’ dates are not affected by this issue."
John West product recall
John West boneless Sardines in sunflower oil
Pack Size: 95g
Batch Code: 109, 110, 111, 112, 113
Best Before: December 2026
| John West Sardines in olive oil |
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Pack Size: 120g
Batch Code: 109, 110, 111, 112, 113
Best Before: December 2026
Customer Service is available at consumercontact@john-west.com to answer any questions.
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