Product recall of Morrisons soups
Friday 19 September 2003
Category D: For information only
Heads of Environmental Health Services and Directors of Trading Standards will wish to be aware of a product recall by Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC of four varieties of soup in 290g cans due to a seaming fault and subsequent post process contamination. The products were manufactured by Premier Foods (H.L.Foods Ltd) Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
The Products Recalled Are:
- Morrisons Cream of Mushroom Soup 290g
- Morrisons Cream of Chicken Soup 290g
- Morrisons Cream of Tomato Soup 290g
- Morrisons Vegetable Soup 290g
No other Morrisons products are known to be affected.
Morrisons have issued a product recall notice (see below) in national newspapers which will appear from today.
The company has also placed point-of-sale notices in all their stores.
Product recall issued by Morrisons
- Morrisons Cream of Mushroom Soup - 290g
- Morrisons Cream of Chicken Soup - 290g
- Morrisons Cream of Tomato Soup - 290g
- Morrisons Vegetable Soup - 290g
This only applies to the 290g can size.
Tests have identified a packaging fault, which may affect the high standard of the above canned soups. We are recalling these products as a precautionary measure.
These products should not be consumed. If you have bought any one of these items, please return it to your nearest Morrisons store for a full refund. No receipt is required.
NO OTHER MORRISONS SOUPS OR CANNED PRODUCTS ARE AFFECTED
Morrisons apologises for any inconvenience this may cause, and we assure customers of our commitment to the highest standards of product safety and quality.