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Catherine Furze

Pork snacks taken off shelves in Tesco and Morrisons in salmonella alert

Snackers are being warned to check packs of pork scratchings and other items in their cupboards, after fears certain batches may cause food poisoning.

Premium brands The Snaffling Pig Co, Awfully Posh and Openshaws have all been affected by a product recall from manufacturer Fresher Foods, based in Wigan.

The Food Standards Agency has issued an alert on its website that states certain products of these brands should not be consumed and must be taken off shelves because of fears salmonella may be present in the items.

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The affected batches, which are mainly pork scratching products but also include scampi bites, are packed in foil packets and glass jars.

And shoppers are being urged to return the product to the store where they bought it and ask for a refund.

You don't need a receipt to get your money back.

Snaffling Pig snacks says on its website that its snacks are sold in Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Asda, and Awfully Posh lists Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Waitrose as its sales partners.

Both Snaffling Pig and Awfully Posh list Morrisons as a stockist of their pork snacks (Getty Images)

Openshaws brand is on sale throughout the UK from local pubs and farm shops to major supermarkets and cash and carry chains, according to its website.

The affected flavours and batch numbers are listed below:

Snaffling Pig Pork Scratchings and Pork Puffs

Best before June 25, 2022 or earlier

Affected products: Perfectly Salted, Low & Slow BBQ, Marvellous Maple, Saucy Sriracha.

Snaffling Pig Pork Crackling

Best before July 23, 2022 or earlier

Affected products: Bumper Pack Crackling, Ghost Chilli, Mighty Mustard, Low & Slow BBQ, Black Pepper & Sea Salt, Salt and Vinegar, Marvellous Maple, Hot to Trot

All Snaffling Pig Jars

Best before September 23, 2022 or earlier

Awfully Posh Pork Scratchings and Pork Puff

Best before June 25, 2022 or earlier

Affected products: Pork Puff Original, Pork Puff Honey BBQ, Pork Scratchings Traditional

Awfully Posh Pork Crackling

Best before July 23, 2022 or earlier

Affected products: Pork Crackling Chilli and Garlic, Pork Crackling Sea Salt

Openshaws/Pub Original Pork Scratchings

Best before June 25, 2022 or earlier

Affected products: Openshaws Pork Scratchings, Openshaws Big Bag Pork Scratchings, Openshaws Pork Crunch, Pub Original Pork Scratchings

Openshaws/Pub Original Pork Crackling

Best before July 23, 2022 or earlier

Affected products: Openshaws Pork Crackling, Pub Original Pork Crackling

Openshaws Scampi Bites

Best before October 15, 2022 or earlier

Affected products: Openshaws Scampi Bites

It's the second recall from Snaffling Pig this month, as just weeks ago it issued a warning over some batches of its snacks.

Salmonella can cause serious food poisoning, with symptoms including vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach cramps and a fever.

A rogue batch of pork scratchings put at least a dozen people in hospital with salmonella in August last year in an unrelated recall.

Hundreds of people fell ill after eating the Mr Porky products and 12 were hospitalised.

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