A supermarket is recalling two of its lines of cooked prawns – because they may not actually be cooked.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a recall warning over Waitrose Frozen Cooked & Peeled Jumbo King Prawns and Essential Frozen Cooked King Prawns.
This is because of the possible presence of raw and uncooked prawns.
The FSA said: "The possible presence of raw, uncooked prawns makes this product unsafe to eat."
Details of the affected products are:
Waitrose Frozen Cooked & Peeled Jumbo King Prawns
Pack size 200g
Batch code VN394
Best before end: All date codes up to and including February 2024
Essential Frozen Cooked King Prawns
Pack size 250g
Batch code VN394
Best before end: All date codes up to and including June 2023
What to do if you have bought them
Customers have been told not to consume the products but instead package up the product and return it to their Waitrose & Partners branch for a refund.
Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products.
Waitrose said: "We apologise that it has been necessary to recall this product and for the inconvenience caused."
For anyone concerned or with questions, the Waitrose Customer Care line is 0800 188 884, Option 4.
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