A major supermarket has issued an urgent recall of multiple chicken products over salmonella fears.
A ‘do not eat’ warning has been sent to all who have bought the chicken meals.
They are the Marks and Spencer Crispy Southern Fried Chicken Burgers and Chicken Kyivs.
Those with the use by dates of January 26, January 30, January 31 and February 1 2025 are affected.
Shoppers have also been warned about M&S two Chicken Kyivs with the use by date of January 26, 2025.
M&S have placed notices at points of sale to alert shoppers, the Food Standards Agency confirmed.
These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products.
The products in the warning are only sold in Marks and Spencer in Northern Ireland.
Symptoms caused by salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.
On average, it takes from 12 to 72 hours for the symptoms to develop after swallowing an infectious dose of salmonella.
They usually last for four to seven days and most people recover without treatment.
But if you become seriously ill, you may need hospital care because the dehydration caused by the illness can be life-threatening.
The FSA told The Sun: ‘These batches of Marks and Spencer Crispy Southern Fried Chicken Burger and 2 Chicken Kyivs are being recalled due to the possible presence of Salmonella.
‘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.’
If you have purchased the products, the advice is to not to eat them and to return them for a full refund.
Salmonella are a group of bacteria that infect the gut.
They live in animal and human intestines and are shed through faeces.
Humans become infected most frequently through contaminated water or food. Contamination is possible if raw and cooked foods are stored together.
Symptoms of salmonella infections include diarrhoea, stomach cramps and sometimes vomiting and fever.
On average, it takes from 12 to 72 hours for the symptoms to develop after swallowing an infectious dose of salmonella.
They usually last for four to seven days and most people recover without treatment.
But if you become seriously ill, you may need hospital care because the dehydration caused by the illness can be life-threatening.
Source: NHS Choices