Aldi recalls Pasteria pasta
Friday 4 November 2005
Aldi Stores Ltd have recalled various Pasteria Italian Semi Fresh pasta products due to the presence of Bacillus cereus.
The Food Standards Agency has issued a Food Alert for Information.
The products recalled are:
- Pasteria Italian Semi Fresh Tortelloni Prosciuto 250g
- Pasteria Italian Semi Fresh Tortelloni Cheese and Spinach 250g
- Pasteria Italian Semi Fresh Ravioli Funghi 250g
The codes recalled are all codes with best before dates of:
- 10/12/2005
- 10/01/2006
- 14/01/2006
No other products or codes are known to be affected.
Aldi Stores Ltd, which imports the products under licence, have undertaken a product recall of the affected items and will be placing product recall notices in national newspapers as of 4 November 2005. In addition, point-of-sale notices will be displayed in all Aldi stores. People who have bought the products can return them to the Aldi store they bought them for a replacement or refund.
Food alerts
Food alerts are the FSA's way of letting local authorities and consumers know about problems associated with food and, in some cases, providing details of specific action to be taken.
They are issued under two categories:
- Food Alerts: for Action
- Food Alerts: for Information