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Asda Cheese & Tomato Pasta Salad: Listeria recall (2026)

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Listeria | United Kingdom | Official event date 2026-08-07 | First indexed 2026-10-26 | OFFICIAL

Key facts

Event type
RECALL
Pathogen / hazard
Listeria
Product (if stated)
Asda Cheese & Tomato Pasta Salad; Asda Nacho Cheese Pasta Salad; Morrisons Chicken and Bacon Pasta
Geography
United Kingdom
Official status
Current status unconfirmed · index active
Source-published illness / death counts
Illness count not stated
Notice / event date
2026-08-07
Primary source
UK Food Standards Agency

Food safety details

Event type
RECALL
Hazard
Listeria
Product (publisher wording)
Asda Cheese & Tomato Pasta Salad; Asda Nacho Cheese Pasta Salad; Morrisons Chicken and Bacon Pasta
Recall / risk class
http://data.food.gov.uk/food-alerts/def/Alert, http://data.food.gov.uk/food-alerts/def/PRIN
Distribution scope
NATIONAL
Upstream status
UNKNOWN

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What was reported
The UK Food Standards Agency published alert FSA-PRIN-38-2026 on 2026-08-07: Greencore recalls three pasta products because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Hazard: Listeria. FSA lists this notice as "Published"; that is not proof the recall is still ongoing. Open the FSA notice for product details and any consumer action. Not medical advice.
Where
United Kingdom
The agency notice only described country-level geography, so the map pin represents a broad area.
When reported (event date)
2026-08-07
First indexed on OutbreakThreat 2026-10-26
Source
UK Food Standards Agency
https://alerts.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/alert/fsa-prin-38-2026
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