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The Centre for Food Safety CFS of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today October 9 urged the public not to consume a kind of imported prepackaged salad and a kind of imported prepackaged pesto as the products might have been contaminated with Salmonella a pathogen The trade should stop using or selling the affected batches of the products immediately if they possess them
Product details are as follows
Product name Nutrient Dense Nutty Super Wholefood Salad
Brand Marks Spencer
Pack size 285 grams
Place of origin United Kingdom
Useby date October 8 2026 October 9 2026 October 10 2026 October 11 2026
Importer ALF Retail Hong Kong Limited
Product name Collections Pistachio Pesto
Brand Marks Spencer
Pack size 115 grams
Place of origin United Kingdom
Useby date October 8 2026 October 9 2026 October 10 2026 October 11 2026 October 12 2026 October 13 2026
Importer ALF Retail Hong Kong Limited
A spokesman for the CFS said The CFS through its Food Incident Surveillance System noted notifications from the Food Standards Agency of the United Kingdom and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland that the abovementioned products might have been contaminated by Salmonella and are being recalled Upon learning of the incident the CFS immediately followedup the cases A preliminary investigation found that the abovementioned importer had imported and sold the affected products
The importer concerned has stopped sales removed from shelves the affected products and has initiated a recall according to the CFSs instructions Members of the public may call its hotline at 8 0093 1457 during office hours for enquiries about the recall
Salmonella infection may cause fever and gastrointestinal upset such as vomiting abdominal pain and diarrhoea The effects on infants young children the elderly and persons with a weak immune system could be more severe and may even lead to death the spokesman said
The CFS will alert the trade to the incident and will continue to follow up and take appropriate action The investigation is ongoing
