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Tomorrow, 11 May, the Welsh Food Advisory Committee, which is part of the Food Standards Authority (FSA), will discuss the new Border Target Operating Model (BTOM), a government document which will determine food safety standards between the UK and the rest of the world.
Chilled and frozen products – including mussels – from Sainsbury’s, Asda, the Co-op and Waitrose have been affected
Four retailers have been forced to issue recalls over fears chilled and frozen products containing molluscs could be hosting salmonella.
Sainsbury’s, Asda, the Co-op and Waitrose have recalled a total of 12 products between them due to the potential presence of the bacteria, which can cause fever and diarrhoea.
By Sainsbury’s chilled and frozen cockles, mussels and Seafood Selection products bearing any date and Asda’s chilled Cooked Mussels and Seafood Selection with best before dates from 22 to 28 January have been subject to the recall.