The following notice has been issued by the Food Standards Agency:

Consumers who have bought pork sausages or pork stuffing from Nicholls Meats Ltd are being advised not to eat the products listed below, as they may pose a risk of food poisoning.

The products, found on sale at several retail shops trading as Nicholls Meats Ltd in the Norfolk area, have been recalled due to extended use-by dates, inadequate temperature controls, labelling and traceability contraventions.

These products, including ASDA and M&S branded products, could have been purchased up until Monday 19 December 2016 and are not suitable for freezing.

  • ASDA and M&S products on sale in ASDA and M&S retail outlets are not affected
  • the sale of these goods breaches ASDA and M&S's strict policies on surplus stock
  • ASDA and M&S are not involved in the distribution or facilitation of the incident

Risk
The products could pose a risk of food poisoning.

Product details
Product: ASDA Extra Special Branded Pork, Mulled Cranberry & Orange Stuffing
Pack size: 340g
Use by date: 31 Dec CG

Product: Marks & Spencer Branded British Pork, Sage & Onion Stuffing
Pack size: 360g
Use by date: 29 Dec 2014 

Product: Marks & Spencer Branded British Pork & Roasted Red Onion Stuffing
Pack size: 360g
Use by date: 26 Dec 2014

The following products, showing all / any use-by dates, should not be consumed:

  • unlabelled (Pork Sage and Onion) Stuffing Balls
  • unlabelled (Pork & Roasted Red Onion) Stuffing Balls
  • Nicholls Meats Ltd Labelled Pork, Sage & Onion Stuffing (Priced £1.00)
  • Nicholls Meats Ltd Labelled Pork, Mulled Cranberry & Orange Stuffing (Priced £1.00)
  • Nicholls Meats Ltd Labelled Roasted Red Onion Stuffing
  • unlabelled Pork Cocktail Sausages (Priced £1.00)
  • unlabelled Pork Cocktail Sausages (approx. 300g)
  • unlabelled Packs of 3 Pork Cocktail Sausages (approx. 975g)
  • Nicholls Meats Ltd Cocktail Sausages (300g)

ASDA and M&S products on sale in ASDA and M&S retail outlets are not affected.

Our advice to consumers
The FSA is informing consumers who have bought these products not to consume them.

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