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United Kingdom: food safety news
This page brings together the 3 food safety stories for the selected market (United Kingdom) that the TAAG editorial team published between Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 21, 2026: product recalls, alerts, outbreaks, regulatory changes and official controls. By type of story: Product Recall (2) and Health Alert (1). Most cited pathogens and toxins: Salmonella (2) and Listeria (1).
Every story can be read in full on TAAG Insights, with its publication date, country and cited original source and, where relevant, the related laboratory analysis. The list runs from newest to oldest. At the bottom of the page you will find the other pathogens, countries and story types on TAAG Insights to keep exploring.
3 stories, newest first
MicrobiologyProduct Recall · United Kingdom
United Kingdom Recalls Smoked Salmon and Prawn Cocktails in Northern Ireland Over Listeria monocytogenes, After the Recall Was Extended in Ireland
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) published on October 21 the recall in Northern Ireland of nine smoked salmon and prawn cocktail products from two supermarket chains, with all their use-by dates, due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
· 4 min
MicrobiologyHealth Alert · United Kingdom
United Kingdom Issues an Action Alert to Recall Ukrainian Eggs with Salmonella Enteritidis Linked to 36 Cases in England
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) asked on October 10 that businesses withdraw and recover shell eggs from a Ukrainian establishment, after UKHSA found Salmonella Enteritidis in samples linked to 36 cases reported in England in 2026.
· 4 min
MicrobiologyProduct Recall · United Kingdom
United Kingdom Recalls Five Ready-to-Eat Products Because Salmonella Was Found in the Pistachios Used as an Ingredient
The United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency (FSA) published on October 8 the recall of five products, two chicken and rice dishes, two nut products and a pistachio pesto, because Salmonella was found in the pistachios used as an ingredient.
· 4 min