Update 1: Food Alert “For Action”: To: Consumers and Food Business who have purchased products from Bread Spread Ltd
- Affected
- Tuna sweetcorn French stick; Ham cheese French stick; Egg sausage sandwich; Chicken tikka sandwich; Chicken salad sandwich; Chicken sweetcorn sandwich
- The problem
- The presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a number of hygiene and traceability contraventions which makes these products unsafe to eat.
- What to do
- If you have purchased any products listed above, or any other products that are chilled or ready-to-eat from Bread Spread Ltd , do not eat them. Instead, dispose of the products safely, at home.
Products affected
Tuna sweetcorn French stick
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Ham cheese French stick
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Egg sausage sandwich
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken tikka sandwich
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken salad sandwich
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken sweetcorn sandwich
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Ham cheese sandwich
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Cheese ploughman sandwich
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken may soft roll
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Tuna sweetcorn soft roll
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Egg mayo soft roll
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Ham cheese torpedo
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken tikka French stick
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Tuna sweetcorn torpedo
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken bacon twist
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Egg mayo torpedo
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Cheese onion soft roll
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken tikka soft roll
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken sweetcorn pasta
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 20 May 2024
Chicken tikka pasta
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 20 May 2024
Tuna and sweetcorn pasta
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 20 May 2024
Chicken sweetcorn French stick
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken salad sandwich
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken sweetcorn baguette
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Egg mayo sausage baguette
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Tuna sweetcorn torpedo
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Chicken mayo torpedo
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Tuna sweetcorn twist
- Pack size: All sizes
- Use by All date codes up to and including 18 May 2024
Risk
The presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a number of hygiene and traceability contraventions which makes these products unsafe to eat.
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.
What you should do
If you have purchased any products listed above, or any other products that are chilled or ready-to-eat from Bread Spread Ltd , do not eat them. Instead, dispose of the products safely, at home.
More information
PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED AND SUPPLIED BY BREAD SPREAD SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM SALE AND NOT CONSUMED BECAUSE OF SERIOUS FOOD SAFETY RISKS
Environmental Health and Trading Standards Services have been alerted to remove chilled and ready-to-eat products that include baguettes, french sticks, sandwiches, rolls, wraps and pasta salads manufactured and supplied by Bread Spread Ltd, 22 Balfour Business Centre, Balfour Road, Southall, England, UB2 5BD, under the brand name, Bread Spread, Orbital Foods and Perfect Bite because they have not been manufactured in accordance with food law requirements.
Listeria monocytogenes has been found in some of the products. These products are also subject to a number of hygiene and traceability contraventions which makes them unsafe to eat.
All food businesses such as catering establishments and corner shops, across the UK supplied by Bread Spread Ltd should withdraw from sale any chilled and ready-to-eat foods and recall from consumers any of these products sold at retail because they are unsafe to eat. Products should be disposed of safely.
It is a developing situation, the list of affected products below may be incomplete. All chilled and ready-to eat foods with a use-by date up to and including 20 May 2024 manufactured or supplied by Bread Spead Ltd are affected.
This recall has been extended to include the pasta salads.
Can I get a refund?
In most cases, yes – recalled items can usually be returned for a full refund, repair or replacement, often without a receipt. Follow the instructions in the notice above, or contact the shop you bought it from. More on your rights after a recall.
Updated 16 May 2024. This page summarises an official notice. Details can change – always follow the official notice.