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30th Oct 2019

More houmous products added to recall due to presence of salmonella

Rudi Kinsella

houmous recall

Take note.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued a recall of a number of houmous products sold in Aldi and Lidl, due to the potential presence of salmonella.

More products have since been added to the recall, including houmous products sold in Supervalu, Centra and Iceland stores.

The FSAI has said that point-of-sale notices will be displayed in affected shops.

These are the affected batches across the Supervalu, Centra and Iceland stores:

  • Classic Houmous, pack size: 170g, use by dates: 06/11/2019 and 08/11/2019
  • 30% Reduced Fat Houmous, pack size: 170g, use by dates: 06/11/2019 and 08/11/2019
  • Roasted Red Pepper Houmous, pack size: 170g, use by dates: 06/11/2019 and 08/11/2019
  • Reduced Fat Houmous Stacker (Lemon and Coriander, Red Pepper, and Chilli flavours), pack size: 180g (3 x 60g), use by dates: 06/11/2019 and 07/11/2019
  • Iceland Red Pepper Houmous, pack size: 200g, use by dates: 01/11/2019 to 07/11/2019 (inclusive)
  • Iceland Reduced Fat Houmous, pack size: 200g, use by dates: 01/11/2019 to 07/11/2019 (inclusive)
  • Iceland Houmous, pack size: 200g, use by dates: 01/11/2019 to 07/11/2019 (inclusive)
  • Iceland Sweet Chilli Houmous, pack size: 200g, use by dates: 01/11/2019 to 07/11/2019 (inclusive)

This graphic shows the original products that were called in the initial recall:

houmous recall

More information can be found on the FSAI website here.