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Waitrose Apologises to Shoppers as Disease-Causing Bacteria Sparks Recall Warning
Customers are urged to return 120g packs for a full refund after the supermarket found Listeria monocytogenes in the olives.
- On Thursday, Waitrose issued a product recall for 120g packs of Waitrose Essential Pitted Black Olives after detecting Listeria monocytogenes in items bearing use-by dates of September 13, 18, and 27, 2026.
- The Food Standards Agency issued the notice to protect consumers through Product Recall Information Notices, requiring point of sale warnings be displayed across all retail locations selling the product.
- Customers are urged not to consume the olives and must return them to a Waitrose store for a full refund, or contact Waitrose Customer Care on 0800 188 884, Option 4 for further information.
- A Waitrose statement added: "We apologise that it has been necessary to recall this product and for the inconvenience caused." The apology acknowledges the disruption to customers.
- Listeria infections pose heightened risks for vulnerable groups including pregnant women, babies less than one month old, and people over 65 years of age, with symptoms resembling flu-like illness.
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The Independent (US)Waitrose issues do not eat warning and urgent product recall after listeria discovery
Customers who bought these packs are urged not to eat them and return them to a Waitrose store where they will be fully refunded
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