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FSAI Recall Pekish Breaded Chicken Products.

Recall of specific batches of Pekish breaded chicken products due to incorrect cooking instructions on the label.

Alert Summary dated Thursday, October 9th 2025.

Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2025.55
Product Identification: Please see table below.
Batch Code: Please see table below.

Message: The below batches of Pekish breaded chicken products are being recalled due to incorrect cooking instructions on the label, which are insufficient to cook the products to a core temperature of 75°C.
Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale.

Product name.Pack size.Use by dates.
Pekish Chicken Goujons.400 g.All use by dates up to and including 14/10/2025.
Pekish Chicken Nuggets. 320 g.All use by dates up to and including 16/10/2025.
Pekish Breaded Chicken Fillets.400 g.All use by dates up to and including 18/10/2025.

Action Required: Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Distributors, Caterers and Retailers:

Retailer: Same are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.
Wholesalers/Distributors: Same are requested to contact their affected customers and recall the implicated batches and provide a point-of-sale recall notice to their retailer customers.
Consumers: Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches.

Undeclared Walnut In Donnybrook Fair Banana Bread.

Undeclared Walnut in mispacked Donnybrook Fair Banana Bread.

Alert Summary dated Friday, May 2nd, 2025.

Allergy Alert Notification: 2025.A18.
Allergen: Nuts.
Product Identification: Donnybrook Fair Banana Bread, pack size: 250g Batch Code 118; use by date: 07/05/2025.
Country Of Origin: Ireland
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Message: Donnybrook Fair are recalling the above batch of Banana Bread, as the product contained in the pack is Carrot Cake. Walnuts are an ingredient of the Carrot Cake, but are not declared on the Banana Bread label. This may make the product unsafe for consumers who are allergic to Walnuts, and, therefore, these consumers should not eat the product.

FSAI Warn Of Recall Of Salmonella Breaded Chicken Products.

Food Safety Authority of Ireland recall specific batches of Marks and Spencer breaded chicken products, due to the possible presence of Salmonella.

M&S have only one food outlet serving consumers in Clonmel, South Co. Tipperary.

Alert Summary dated Friday, 24th January 2025.

Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2025.03
Product Identification: Please see table hereunder.
Batch Code: Please see table below.
Country Of Origin: Ireland

Message: The below batches of Marks and Spencer Crispy Southern Fried Chicken Burger and 2 Chicken Kyivs are being recalled due to the possible presence of Salmonella. Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale.

Product Name.Use by Dates.
Marks and Spencer Crispy Southern Fried Chicken Burger.26.01.2025
30.01.2025
31.01.2025
01.02.2025
Marks and Spencer 2 Chicken Kyivs26.01.2025

Nature Of Danger: People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours. The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody. Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness.

Action Required: Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches.

Specific Batches Of Breadcrumbs Recalled Due To Presence Of Listeria monocytogenes

According to the Irish Food Safety Authority (FSAI); ‘Pat the Baker’ and ‘Irish Pride’ are both recalling batches of breadcrumbs due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
Point-of-sale recall notices will now be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches, including Tesco, Dunnes Stores, Supervalu and Lidl .

The Products in Question include:

  • Pat the Baker Quality Bread Quality Crumb; pack size: 400g
  • Pat the Baker Breadcrumb; pack size: 5Kg
  • Irish Pride Bread Crumbs; pack size: 400g
  • Irish Pride Catering Bread Crumbs; pack size: 2Kg

Batch Code: All batches with a best before date from 27/05/2022 to 15/06/2022 inclusive.

Symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes infection can include mild flu-like symptoms, or gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. In rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications. Some people are more vulnerable to Listeria monocytogenes infections, including pregnant women, babies, and people with weakened immune systems, including the elderly. The incubation period (time between initial infection and first symptoms appearing) is on average 3 weeks but can range between 3 and 70 days.

Retailers are requested to immediately remove the implicated batches from sale and to display a point-of-sale recall notice in stores where the affected batches were sold.

Wholesalers/distributors are requested to contact their affected customers and recall the affected batches and provide a point-of-sale recall notice to their retailer customers.

Caterers and consumers are strongly advised not use or eat the implicated batches.

Weekend Baking Project: Easy & Nutritious Pint Glass Soda Bread.

During lockdown many of us are discovering the joys of baking as a pastime, not to mention the self-sufficiency and satisfaction gleaned from making something from scratch.

One item we’d surely all like to master is the art of bread making. There’s nothing like the taste and smell of freshly made bread in your own home. What’s more; during lockdown, being able to make your own bread saves an almost daily visit to your local food store – helping us to keep that bit safer.

Many of us, however, avoid making bread thinking it’s too difficult, but we at Thurles.info are here to help. We have tracked down and tested what is arguably one of the easiest recipes for making bread you could find.

You don’t even need a weighing scales to measure ingredients, just a pint glass!

Ingredients to make an easy and delicious Irish soda bread:
1 pint glass of coarse flour.
1 pint glass of white flour.
3/4 pint of buttermilk.
Enough salt to coat the bottom of a pint glass.
Enough bread soda to coat the bottom of a pint glass.
Enough butter to coat the bottom of a pint glass, (or about 4 teaspoons).

This recipe was devised by a Tipperary man, Mr. Peter Ward of Country Choice, Nenagh Co. Tipperary.


View his YouTube video shown above to watch how easy it is to make this nutritious soda bread and enjoy!