Food Standards Scotland issues a product recall information notice (PRIN) for Aldi’s Specially Selected Tikka King Prawns

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has today (30 December 2016) updated the 29 December 2016 PRIN recalling two batches (6K14 and 6K15) of Aldi’s Specially Selected Tikka King Prawns, as the product contains Salmonella (a bacterium that can cause food poisoning). This update is being issued as Aldi have informed Food Standards Scotland today that there was an additional best before date within the original batch codes below which was not included in the initial information provided by the company.

Aldi is recalling the affected product, which is limited to Scottish stores only, from its customers and displaying point of sale notices in stores, explaining to customers the reason for recall and the actions they can take if they have bought the affected product. No other Aldi products are known to be affected.

FSS is advising all consumers who have purchased the above Specially Selected Tikka King Prawns not to eat them and instead return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.

The product being recalled is: Aldi’s Specially Selected Tikka King Prawns

The batch numbers affected are: 6K14 and 6K15

The best before date is: 13 April 2018 & 14 April 2018

The pack size is: 200g

Examples of the packaging can be found below: