Pork scratchings made in Bolton linked to salmonella poisoning have left at least 12 people needing hospital treatment.
The Food Standards Agency have raised concerns about snacks made by Tayto Group Ltd including some including Mr Porky Jay’s and The Real Pork Crackling Company products
To reduce the risk of any further illness, consumers should not eat the products listed in the recall alert and they should follow the health advice within it.
Production was voluntary halted at the factory linked to the outbreak once a possible link was first identified earlier this month.
Symptoms of salmonellosis typically resolve themselves and include diarrhoea, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and fever. However, symptoms can be more severe and lead to hospitalisation, especially in the very young and those with weakened immune systems.
Tina Potter, Head of Incidents at the Food Standards Agency, said:
“We are advising consumers not to eat any of the products listed in the FSA alert. It is really important that consumers follow this advice to avoid the risk of becoming ill with salmonella poisoning.
“The food business involved has voluntarily suspended its production to put additional controls in place to improve the safety of their products and they have decided on a voluntary basis to withdraw and recall all of the products within shelf-life produced at this site.”
