A MAJOR supermarket has pulled pesto pots off shelves after salmonella was found in the products - with customers warned not to eat them. Salmonella is a group of bacteria that causes food poisoning, so eating anything contaminated with bug can leave people with nasty symptoms like diarrhoea and stomach cramps . 2 Waitrose is recalling pesto pots over fears their contain salmonella bacteria Credit: Alamy Young children and people over the age of 65 are at greater risk of becoming severely ill with with food poisoning caused by salmonella.
A recall alert issued by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said Waitrose was recalling No1 Pesto alla Genovese because salmonella has been found in the products . Products with a 'use by' date of September 26 are affected. The major supermarket chain warned consumers who've bought the pasta sauce pots not to eat their contents, or risk getting food poisoning.
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