Update on Pakstar Curried Chick Peas alert
Wednesday 30 December 2009
The Food Standards Agency has issued an updated Food Alert for Action on cans of Pakstar Curried Chick Peas.
The Agency issued a Food Alert for Action on 23 December asking local authority food law enforcement officers to make sure the product is withdrawn from sale and destroyed. Following investigations by the Agency, in conjunction with local authorities, a number of establishments selling the product throughout the country have been identified, and action taken to remove the product from sale.
Cans of Pakstar brand Curried Chick Peas have been produced on a West Yorkshire premises that has been served with a Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Order, because of food hygiene contraventions and insufficient canning controls.
If you have bought a can of Pakstar brand Curried Chick Peas, you are advised not to eat the product.
The product was manufactured by:
United National Foods Ltd
Marshall Hall Mills
Elland Lane
Elland HX5 9DU
The company previously traded as Rehman & Sons Ltd.
Product details
The product details are:
- Pakstar Curried Chick Peas, 400g cans
- ‘Best before’ dates: August 2012, September 2012, October 2012, November 2012 and December 2012
An image of the product label can be found at the link below.
Actions to be taken by enforcement authorities
If any of this product is found during routine inspections, enforcement officers should ensure that the product is withdrawn from sale and destroyed, if necessary using powers under the Food Safety Act 1990 and Regulation 27 of the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006. In the event of a local authority finding significant quantities of this product they are asked to inform the FSA immediately of the shop and the amount found.
Full details of actions to be taken by enforcement authorities can be found in the updated Food Alert for Action at the link below.
Food alerts
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