Marks and Spencer recalled a cheese range this week over fears of Listeria risk. The product is being withdrawn from stores in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland only. Customers who bought the affected item can return it to their nearest store for a full refund.
Marks and Spencer date codes
The retailer said only the displayed date codes are impacted, and no other Marks and Spencer products are affected. That narrows the recall to 1 product range, even as the wider warning sits alongside other food recall notices issued this week by Tesco and Lidl.
For a customer, the practical step is simple: do not consume the recalled product and take it back for a refund. The notice does not expand the recall beyond the specific range and the displayed dates, so a shopper needs to check the pack before acting.
Food Standards Agency notices
The Food Standards Agency disseminated notices from Marks and Spencer, Tesco and Lidl regarding risks of food poisoning. In the same set of notices, the two supermarkets issued a recall notice for a number of ham products this week amid fears they could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeriosis can make some people seriously ill and is usually caused by eating contaminated food. That is why the recall notice does not ask customers to wait for symptoms or confirmation before returning the product; the action is tied to the product itself, not to a test result from a buyer’s home.
Northern Ireland and the Republic of
The limited geography also matters. The food item is being withdrawn from stores in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland only, which means the recall does not extend to the wider UK in the facts provided.
Which exact Marks and Spencer cheese product names and date codes are affected is the remaining question. Until a shopper matches the product range and the displayed code, the safest reading of the notice is the simplest one: check the pack, return it if it matches, and do not eat it. For readers tracking other recall notices this week, the pattern is visible in the M&S food items notice and the M&S Bank Arena report, though those stories concern different subjects.
