Asda recalls breaded haddock fillets

November 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment

AllergyAllert_Blue The Food Standards Agency has issued an Allergy Alert advising anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents not to eat this product.

Product details

The products being recalled are:

* Asda Frozen 4 Breaded 100% Haddock Fillets
* Best before: 19 September 2009, 20 September 2009, 21 September 2009, 24 September 2009, 25 September 2009, 4 October 2009, 5 October 2009, 8 October 2009, 17 October 2009, 10 October 2009
* Barcode: 05051413368145

The company has recalled the affected batch from sale and has contacted the relevant allergy support organisations, which will inform their members of the recall. Notices are being displayed in stores explaining why the product has been recalled. Anyone who has bought the affected product can return it for a full refund.

No other Asda products are known to be affected.

Source

Food Standards Agency

Filed Under: Health

All ‘Samsono’ meat products recalled

November 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment

FoodAlert_Red The Food Standards Agency has issued a Food Alert for Action that updates the previous alerts of 22 October and 29 October.

Recalled products

All meat products produced by JSC ‘Samsonas’
(List of examples of potentially affected products is provided with the product recall notice)
All date codes
All sizes
EC Approval Number: LT 84-07 EB

JSC ‘Samsonas’ has undertaken a product recall of all date codes of all meat products produced by JSC ‘Samsonas’ and has issued product recall notices to all importers supplied. These notices alert customers to the recall and advise them of what actions to take if they have bought the affected product. The Agency is also contacting media in the UK that serves the Lithuanian community to alert them of this updated information. The Agency has not received a full list of products from JSC ‘Samonas’ so a list of products that could be affected is included with the product recall notice attached below.

Source

Food Standards Agency

Filed Under: Health

Christmas and Halloween Chocolate Pop products withdrawn

November 3, 2008 By Leave a Comment

FoodAlert_Blue Product details

* Lucky Dip Delicious Christmas Treat Chocolate Pop, 25g
Batch code: 228
Best before: 30 September 2009
* Lucky Dip Delicious Halloween Treat Chocolate Pop, 25g
Batch code: 358
Best before: 30 September 2009

Lucky Dip (Nottingham) Ltd has removed the affected products from sale and issued point-of-sale notices explaining why the products have been withdrawn.

If you have bought any of these sweets you should destroy them or return the products to the place where they were bought.

Images of the products can be found at this link.

The affected products are manufactured in Zhongshan, China, by Le Bang Chocolate Food Company and imported into the UK by Lucky Dip (Nottingham) Ltd. They are sold in a number of UK shops.

Melamine is an industrial chemical that should not be present in food. Milk products containing melamine have been at the centre of a major food incident in China.

Since 15 October 2008, under European Commission regulations, any products from China containing milk or milk products have been analysed in a laboratory to make sure that any levels of melamine present do not exceed 2.5mg/kg. If the level is higher than this the product is destroyed.

The levels of melamine in the Christmas and Halloween Chocolate Pop products were 28.9mg/kg and 46.2mg/kg respectively. However, these products are not considered to be a risk to health.

On 22 October, another UK import company, Spencer and Fleetwood, withdrew certain varieties of chocolate novelty products also made by Le Bang Chocolate Food Company that had been tested in the UK and found to be contaminated with melamine. The affected products were certain batches of Fifi’s Boobies, Lollipop Boobs, and Cheeky Chocolate Milk Chocolate Bottoms.

On 17 October, Scobie (Llarn) Ltd withdraw some of its imported chocolate novelty problems, also manufactured in Zhongshan by Le Bang, which the importer sold to a number of Ann Summers shops in the UK. They included a chocolate flavoured willy spread and chocolate flavoured nipple spread.

Source

Food Standards Agency

Filed Under: Health

Lituanica UK recalls ‘Samsono’ ears and tongue roll

October 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment

FoodAlert_Green This is a ready to eat pork product. Further investigations have revealed that the affected product has also been imported into the UK by Lituanica UK Ltd and distributed to 22 shops in England and one shop in Northern Ireland.

Lituanica UK Ltd has recalled all date codes of the ‘Samsono’ brand Ears and Tongue Roll because of contamination with high levels of Listeria monocytogenes. The levels of listeria that were detected are some of the highest seen by the Agency in a ready to eat food.

Listeria is a rare but potentially life-threatening disease. Pregnant women, people over 60 and those with weakened immune systems are more susceptible to listeria. If you have eaten this product and become unwell you should consult a doctor or contact NHS Direct on 0845 4647.

Product details

Ears and Tongue Roll, all sizes
Product brand: ‘Samsono’
Best before: all best before dates
EC approval number: LT 84-07 EB

The product has been recalled from sale and Lituanica UK Ltd is displaying point-of-sale notices in all the stores they supply. These notices alert customers to the recall and advise them of what actions to take if they have bought the affected product.

The Food Standards Agency advises people who have bought the product labelled ‘Samsono Ears and Tongue Roll’ not to eat any of it. The Agency is also contacting media in the UK that serves the Lithuanian community to alert them of this updated information.

Source

Food Standards Agency

Filed Under: Health

The good the bad and the ‘unhealthy’

October 29, 2008 By 1 Comment

In fact, not only is the ‘alligator pear’ excellent for reducing cholesterol levels, it’s rich in vitamins and high in fibre so why do we dimly recall half remembered headlines that say otherwise? In some parts of the country one in 8 people thought Avocados were unhealthy according to a survey released today.

The research also shows that despite health experts agreeing that a fried breakfast every day is bad for your health, two thirds of us don’t see it that way. And a third still think that healthy foods are more expensive than unhealthy ones.

And while nine out of ten Brits agree that our tastes are becoming more adventurous, a third of us are still more likely to prepare a traditional ‘meat, veg and gravy’ meal than any other kind. At the same time, 64% of people profess a love for international cuisine

Here are two delicious avocado based recipes from Thomasina Miers

Tomatoes are certainly not the only fruit when it comes to making an authentic guacamole.  Especially not if you live in Britain and are used to getting the under-ripe, tasteless ones we get in the winter.  Gladly in Mexico, other fruits can be used just as well in place of tomatoes and, in the case of pomegranate seeds, much more dramatically.  This is a guacamole full of anti-oxidants so great for a healthy pack lunch and beautiful enough to serve for a dinner-party.  Try it whilst sipping a glass of good tequila.

Guacamole Winter guacamole

1 small onion, finely chopped
2 green chillies, finely chopped (serranos if you can get them)
The pulp of 5-6 Hass avocados
2 ripe mangoes, peeled and finely diced
A handful of black seedless grapes, halved
The juice of a lime

The easiest way to make guacamole is in a large, heavy pestle and mortar or, in Mexico, a molcajete.  Put the chillies and onion into the bottom of the pestle and crush to a paste with a couple of teaspoons of salt.  Stir in the avocado pulp, mangoes and half the grapes.  Season to taste with the lime juice and more salt, if necessary.  Serve at room temperature decorated with the remaining grapes, with tortilla chips or pork scratchings.

Roast winter vegetables with avocado dressing

I love this recipe with roast butternut squash as a side dish but when you try the combination of roast celeriac, parsnips and carrots, drizzled in this avocado dressing, you won’t ever want to change.  It makes a wonderful warm winter salad for lunch or even as an unusual starter for supper.  Just put a little pile of the vegetables on small plates of rocket and drizzle over the dressing.  It is not only incredibly good for you, but delicious to boot.

RoastWinterVegAvocadoDressing For the vegetables:
3 carrots, peeled and cut into fingers
3 parsnips, peeled and cut into fingers
1 medium celeriac, peeled and cut into small cubes
2 red onions, peeled and cut into rough chunks
100g pumpkin seeds
The seeds of a pomegranate

For the dressing:
½ clove of garlic
The flesh of half a small avocado
80ml light olive oil or sunflower oil
The juice of a lime
1/2 teaspoon wasabi paste
Salt and pepper

Pre-heat the oven 220C

Toss all the vegetables in a tablespoon of olive oil and season well with salt and pepper.  Roast in the oven for 35-45 minutes until turning a lovely golden colour.

Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry frying pan for about five minutes until golden and starting to pop.  To make the dressing, combine all the ingredients in a food processor and whiz to combine.  You should have a fairly thick dressing, a little like a mayonnaise.

Serve the vegetables with dollops of the avocado dressing and the toasted pumpkin seeds and pomegranate seed scattered over.

For more information visit  www.hassavocado.com

Filed Under: Health, Vegetables
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