Star Foods recalls chicken and mackerel
Friday 22 August 2008
Star Foods has recalled its own brand of herbed/spiced chicken, chicken roll/chicken breast, smoked mackerel and peppered mackerel, because an incorrect 'use by' date appears on the product packaging.
There may also be a problem with the vacuum packing of the smoked mackerel and peppered mackerel products, causing some of the packaging to burst. The Agency has issued a Food Alert for Information.
Star Foods has recalled the affected products and has issued point-of-sale notices to be displayed in stores. These notices explain why the products have been recalled. Anyone who has bought a product can return it for a full refund.
The products have only been distributed in the South East region of the UK.
Product details
The products being recalled are:
- Product: Star Foods Chicken
- Size: All sizes
- Use by: All dates
- Product: Star Foods Chicken Breast
- Size: All sizes
- Use by: All dates
- Product: Star Foods Herbed/Spiced Chicken – Chicken Roll
- Size: All sizes
- Use by: All dates
- Product: Star Foods Peppered Mackeral (spelt as on label)
- Size: All sizes
- Use by: All dates
- Product: Star Foods Smoked Mackeral (spelt as on label)
- Size: All sizes
- Use by: All dates
No other Star Foods products are known to be affected.
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