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Four popular chicken wraps have been pulled from shop shelves over fears they could be contaminated with potentially deadly bacteria.
Food safety watchdogs have stuck a ‘do not eat’ alert on Snacksters’ Chicken Fajita and Hoi Sin Wraps, which are stocked at Iceland as well as convenience stores.
The warning also applies to East Street Deli’s Sweet Chicken Wrap and Target a Snack Chicken Fajita wrap.
It is feared the wraps may be contaminated with a rare strain of E.coli which can result in kidney failure and prove fatal.
The alert covers all wraps with dates up to and including 5th September 2026.
Manufacturer Summit Foods has recalled the products and will be displaying point of sale notices in all retail stores that sell the affected wraps, warning consumers to ‘dispose’ of them immediately.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned that eating the wrap could result in a bacterial infection known as Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, or STEC.
E. coli are bacteria that are found in the environment, food and the intestines of animals and people.
Food safety watchdogs have stuck a do not eat warning on four chicken wraps over fears they could be contaminated with E. coli
Common symptoms of STEC include severe adnominal pain, bloody diarrhoea, vomiting, fever and eventually kidney failure.
It usually takes between two to four days from being infected with STEC – for example by eating food contaminated with the bacteria – to develop symptoms.
A small number of people, mainly children, with STEC infections go on to develop a serious and life-threatening condition called haemolytic uraemic syndrome.
Common warning signs include less frequent urination, fatigue, swelling and bruising – with children under the age of five at the highest risk.
Summit Foods is asking consumers who have already purchased the affected products to send proof of purchase to sales@summitfoods.co.uk, stating when and where the wrap was purchased for a refund.
The recall comes following a 26 per cent rise in STEC infections in England, which was previously linked back to lettuce in pre-packaged sandwiches and wraps.
Last year, there was a major STEC outbreak linked to nursing homes in Belgium, resulting in 10 deaths.
Investigators concluded that raw minced beef served to residents was the most plausible source of infection.
It is primarily spread through eating contaminated foods, such as raw fruit and vegetables that have not been washed or stored correctly of from undercooked meat.
It can also be spread by touching infected animals or their faeces, either directly or through contaminated water.
Anyone who experiences symptoms are advised to stay away from work, school, or nursery until symptoms have resolved to avoid passing it on to others.
Anyone suffering bloody diarrhoea or bleeding from the bottom should call NHS 111 or contact their GP immediately.
It comes as more than 200 Britons have been struck down with salmonella food poisoning, in what health chiefs have declared a national outbreak.
