Third update on an incident involving Scottish salmon (excluding organic salmon) due to a potential risk of taint

Thursday 21 February 2008

Food Alert: for Information

Ref: 05/2008 (Update 3)

This is an update to the Food Alert for Information issued on 15 February 2008 concerning the withdrawal of salmon (excluding organic salmon) products/brands, due to a potential risk of a taint, resulting in an unpleasant taste.

The Agency has been informed that an additional product could potentially be affected and, as a precautionary measure, has been withdrawn from sale.

The retailer implicated is:

• Aldi Stores Ltd

The product beingwithdrawn is:

• Almare sliced smoked salmon 200g
• Lot number: L8059
• Use by: All use-by dates with lot number L8059

No other Aldi Stores Ltd products are known to be affected.