A NUMBER of supermarkets have had to issue urgent product recalls through the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Products for sale in Ocado, Asda and Waitrose have been affected, with customers being told not to consume them but to take them back for a full refund.

A number of soups are being recalled over listeria fears. Listeria infections can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea.

Other products have been recalled over allergy fears.

There have been three product recalls issued so far in September, all of which have been listed below.

For earlier product recalls, which include Tesco, Morrison's and Aldi products, read this list.

Belvita Soft Bakes

The Argus:

Mondelez UK is recalling Belvita Soft Bakes Choco Hazelnut Flavour breakfast biscuits because milk is not declared on the label.

Some packs of the product may have been incorrectly packed with Belvita Soft Bakes Choc Chips breakfast biscuits which contain milk. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Product details:

elvita Soft Bakes Choco Hazelnut Flavour breakfast biscuits (4 pack) - 200g. Best before: December 23, 2019.

You can return the product to the store from where it was bought for a full refund or contact the Mondelez consumer careline on 0800 818181.

Coleslaw

The Argus:

Booths is recalling Traditional Coleslaw because the product may contain pieces of white plastic. The presence of plastic makes this product unsafe to eat.

Product details:

Booths Traditional Coleslaw (225g and 425g). Best before: September 15, 2019.

The presence of plastic makes this product unsafe to eat.

Sandwiches, wraps and salads by Café Class Ltd

A number of ready-to-eat products (sandwiches, wraps and salads) supplied in the North East of England by Café Class Ltd have not been produced in accordance with food hygiene and legislative requirements.

Some ingredients used to manufacture these products have a shorter use-by date than the use-by date displayed on the end product packaging.

Also, there is an ingredient in one product (Breakfast Sandwich) that is intended to be cooked but has been used as ready-to-eat. This presents a safety risk.

Product details:

All ready-to-eat products (which includes all varieties of sandwiches, wraps and salads) produced by Café Class Ltd

Listeria soup warning - Ocado

Soupologie has taken the precautionary step of recalling three varieties of soup because they may contain Listeria monocytogenes.

They are:

  • Soupologie 5 a day Classic Tomato with Carrot & Red Pepper Soup (600g). The best before date is October 1, 2019.
  • Soupologie Broccoli, Pea & Basil Soup (600g). The best before date is October 2, 2019.
  • Soupologie Pea & Leek Soup (600g). The best before date is October 2, 2019.

The products listed above may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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. 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.

Asda - crispy onions

The Argus:

The FSA is recalling Struik Foods Bunlimited Crispy Onions which are on sale in Asda. There is an urgent warning as this product may have small metal wire pieces in some packs.

The FSA have stated ‘the presence of the metal makes it unsafe to eat’, and customers must be made aware.

The item in question is the 100g packet of Bunlimited Crispy onions.

Customers are being asked to check their items with the best before date of June 11, 2020. Do not consume the product, instead return it to the store where it was purchased in order to receive a full refund.

The FSA apologised for any inconvenience caused, and ask customers to contact Asda Customer Relations with any further questions.

No other Struik Foods products are known to be affected.

Waitrose Sour Cream and Chive Mix

The Argus:

The FSA issued an alert over Waitrose's Sour Cream and Chive Mix because it contains wheat which wasn't mentioned on the label.

The product being recalled is the 150g packet size, with a best before date of December 21, 2019.

The FSA says no other Waitrose products are known to be affected.

The risk statement says: "This product contains wheat making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten."

Waitrose's announcement says people with wheat allergies or intolerance should not consume the product but can return it for a full refund.

The supermarket added: "We apologise that it has been necessary to recall this product and for the inconvenience called."