New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is advising the public to return or dispose of specific batches of various ready-to-eat salads as they may contain listeria bacteria, which have been sold locally right across Central Otago.
The products have been sold at New World, Pak'n Save, Night & Day, Fresh Choice, On the Spot, Supervalue, Four Square and other independent stores.
South Island Fresh Foods is recalling specific ready-to-eat salads nationwide following routine testing which found the presence of listeria in some products.
Information about specific brands, product names, batches, dates and names of stores selling the product is available on the website, here - South Island Fresh Foods Ltd food recall
NZFS Food Compliance Manager Nigel Hughes says customers who have bought these products should not consume them. The products are available from in-store delis and are also pre-packaged.
"Listeria bacteria can make people sick (listeriosis). If you think you have eaten contaminated product and are concerned for your health, please seek medical attention.
"Listeriosis infection can be serious among vulnerable groups such as pregnant women and their unborn babies, newborn babies, people with weakened immune systems and elderly people.
"For those in the high-risk groups, listeriosis typically has an incubation period of 2 to 3 weeks (or longer) before symptoms appear.
"Healthy adults are likely to experience only mild infection, causing mild diarrhoea and flu-like symptoms.
"If you have consumed any of these products and have any concerns about your health, seek medical advice," says Mr Hughes.
There are no known reports of illness.
The product has not been exported.
Name of product (size):
Sold pre-packed:
- Bush Road brand Creamy Chicken Salad with Basil 400g with a use by date of 27JAN21 – 06FEB21
- Bush Road brand Egg Supreme (200g) with a use by date of 31JAN21 – 07FEB21
- Bush Road brand Potato Salad (250g) with a use by date of 31JAN21 – 07FEB21
- Bush Road brand Potato Salad (400g) with a use by date of 31JAN21 – 10FEB21
- Pams brand Potato Salad (300g) with a use by date of 31JAN21 – 10FEB21
- Pams brand Smoked Chicken Pasta Salad (230g) with a use by date of 27JAN21 – 05FEB21
- Unbranded Potato Salad (400g) and (600g) with a use by date of 31JAN21 – 07FEB21
- Unbranded Potato Salad (200g) with a use by date of 08FEB21 – 09FEB21
Sold in-stores from deli counter:
- Bells brand Potato Salad sold between 18 – 29 January 2021
- Bush Road Creamy Chicken Salad with Basil sold between 18 – 29 January 2021
- Bush Road brand Egg Supreme sold between 18 – 29 January 2021
- Country Foods brand Egg and Celery sold between 18 – 29 January 2021
- Country Foods brand Broccolini and Bacon sold between 18 – 29 January 2021
Use by:
- Various weights with specific use by dates between 27JAN21 – 10FEB 21 (for pre-packed salads)
- Various weights sold in-stores from the deli counter between 18 – 29 January 2021
Package size and description:
The product is sold in the deli section of the supermarket and in various weights in plastic packaging.
For more information on the Food recall notice:
The notice has all details on affected brands, batches, date marks and where this product is sold.
South Island Fresh Foods Ltd
Information about listeria – Ministry of Health
Distribution:
The following supermarkets have received the affected products:
South Island:
New World South Island
- New World Alexandra
- New World Ashburton
- New World Balclutha
- New World Bishopdale
- New World Blenheim
- New World Centre City
- New World Cromwell
- New World Durham St
- New World Elles Road
- New World Fendalton
- New World Ferry Road
- New World Gardens
- New World Gore
- New World Greymouth
- New World Halswell
- New World Hokitika
- New World Kaiapoi
- New World Kaikoura
- New World Lincoln
- New World Mosgiel
- New World Motueka
- New World Nelson City
- New World Northwood
- New World Oamaru
- New World Prestons
- New World Rangiora
- New World Rolleston
- New World St Martins
- New World Stanmore
- New World Stoke
- New World Temuka
- New World Three Parks
- New World Timaru
- New World Waimate
- New World Waitaki
- New World Wakatipu
- New World Wanaka
- New World Westport
- New World Wigram
- New World Windsor
- New World Winton
Pak'n Save South Island
- Pak'n Save Blenheim
- Pak'n Save Dunedin
- Pak'n Save Hornby
- Pak'n Save Invercargill
- Pak'n Save Moorhouse
- Pak'n Save Northlands
- Pak'n Save Queenstown
- Pak'n Save Rangiora
- Pak'n Save Riccarton
- Pak'n Save Richmond
- Pak'n Save Timaru
- Pak'n Save Wainoni
Four Square’s South Island
- Four Square Akaroa
- Four Square Alexandra
- Four Square Alpine
- Four Square Amberley
- Four Square Arrowtown
- Four Square Ascot
- Four Square Atawhai
- Four Square Bluff
- Four Square Brightwater
- Four Square Brockville
- Four Square Cheviot
- Four Square Clutterbucks/Mataura
- Four Square Clyde
- Four Square Culverden
- Four Square Darfield
- Four Square Fairlie
- Four Square Franz Josef
- Four Square Frasers
- Four Square Hampden
- Four Square Hanmer Springs
- Four Square Havelock
- Four Square Hawarden
- Four Square Karamea
- Four Square Kurow
- Four Square Lawrence
- Four Square Lumsden
- Four Square MacKenzie
- Four Square Maniototo
- Four Square Mapua
- Four Square Mataura
- Four Square Methven
- Four Square Mitchells
- Four Square Murchison
- Four Square Netherby
- Four Square Newfield
- Four Square Nightcaps
- Four Square Omarama
- Four Square Otatara
- Four Square Otautau
- Four Square Owaka
- Four Square Palmerston
- Four Square Picton
- Four Square Pleasant Point
- Four Square Port Chalmers
- Four Square Rakaia
- Four Square Redcliffs
- Four Square Reefton
- Four Square Rosebank
- Four Square Spring Creek
- Four Square St Clair
- Four Square Stafford St
- Four Square Stewart Island
- Four Square Tapanui
- Four Square Tapawera
- Four Square Te Anau
- Four Square Tekapo
- Four Square Tokomairiro
- Four Square Tuatapere
- Four Square Twizel
- Four Square Wakefield
- Four Square Wanaka
- Four Square West Melton
- Four Square Weston
- Four Square Wyndham
Fresh Choice South Island
- Fresh Choice Barrington
- Fresh Choice City Market
- Fresh Choice Cromwell
- Fresh Choice Edgeware
- Fresh Choice Geraldine
- Fresh Choice Green Island
- Fresh Choice Leeston
- Fresh Choice Merivale
- Fresh Choice Nelson City
- Fresh Choice Oxford
- Fresh Choice Parklands
- Fresh Choice Pebbleton
- Fresh Choice Picton
- Fresh Choice Queenstown
- Fresh Choice Richmond
- Fresh Choice Roslyn
- Fresh Choice Takaka
- Fresh Choice Te Anau
- Fresh Choice Westport
SuperValue South Island
- SuperValue Fendalton
- SuperValue Lyttelton
- SuperValue Mandeville
- SuperValue Methven
- SuperValue Milton
- SuperValue Otautau
- SuperValue Plaza
- SuperValue Reefton
- SuperValue Renwick
- SuperValue Riverton
- SuperValue Roxburgh
- SuperValue Sumner
- SuperValue Tinwald
Night & Day Foodstores Group
- Night 'n Day Arrowtown
- Night 'n Day Balclutha
- Night 'n Day Blenheim
- Night 'n Day Caversham
- Night 'n Day Church St
- Night 'n Day Dee St
- Night 'n Day Elles Rd
- Night 'n Day Green Island
- Night 'n Day Hagley
- Night 'n Day Kaikoura
- Night 'n Day Milton
- Night 'n Day Park
- Night 'n Day Regent
- Night 'n Day Richmond
- Night 'n Day Shotover
- Night 'n Day Stoke
- Night 'n Day Tay
- Night 'n Day Temuka
- Night 'n Day Washdyke
- Night 'n Day Winton
- Night 'n Day Woolston
On The Spot Stores
- On the Spot Alray Dairy
- On the Spot Caltex Dyers Road
- On the Spot Caltex Wanaka
- On the Spot Collingwood Foodcentre
- On the Spot Fox Glacier
- On the Spot Ikamatua Store
- On the Spot Kaiteriteri
- On the Spot Longhurst
- On the Spot Otematata
- On the Spot Riversdale
- On the Spot Hawea Store & Kitchen
Other retailers
- Allenton Fresh
- Amalgamated Food Distributors
- Associated Distributors
- Beano's Bakery
- Bidfood Fresh Christchurch
- Bidfood Nelson
- Bidfood Timaru
- Br/eads of Europe
- Harvest Market Ferry Road
- Jimmy's Pies
- Joknal Products
- Mad Butcher Riccarton
- Marlborough Food Distributors Ltd
- Mediterrean Foods Marlborough
- Metro Mart Colombo
- Metro Mart Oxford Terrace
- Mobil Bealey Ave
- Mobil Wigram
- Mobil St Martins
- Mobil Rakaia
- Nelson Food Distributors
- New Brighton Fresh
- Mediterranean Foods, Rangiora
- NPD Moorhouse
- NPD Rolleston
- NPD Redwood
- Omakau Supermarket
- Picton Provedoring
- Piko Whole Foods
- Raeward Fresh Harewood
- Raeward Fresh Richmond
- Raeward Fresh Tower Junction
- Raeward Fresh Queenstown
- Ranfurly Supermarket
- Rangiora Produce Market Ltd
- Service Foods
- Southern Alp Sprouts Ltd
- Southland Food Services Ltd
- Terrace Distributors Ltd
- Totally Gluten Free Bakery
- Veggie Boys Ltd
- Zesto Convenience Store
- Zesto Colombo St
For more information on the Food recall notice:
The notice has all details on affected brands, batches, date marks and where this product is sold.
South Island Fresh Foods Ltd
Information about listeria – Ministry of Health