Sokolow's Sausage Products Recalled

29 October 2010

Some batches of Sokolów's Home Black Pudding Sausage and Grill Black Pudding Sausage have been recalled from sale because they are contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The Food Standards Agency has issued a Food Alert for Action asking local authorities to make sure that these products are withdrawn from sale and recalled from consumers. Listeria is a food poisoning bug that can cause serious illness.

On 26 October, the Agency issued a Product Recall Information Notice advising that all batches of Sokolów Home Black Pudding Sausage and Sokolów Grill Black Pudding Sausage distributed by three wholesalers in the Doncaster area, and one wholesaler in the London area, had been recalled from customers because the products were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. After further investigations, other wholesalers have been found to be distributing the products contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The notice issued on 26 October can be found at the link below.

Retailers of the product must remove the product from sale and make arrangements to return it to their supplier. Product recall notices should be displayed advising members of the public that they can return the products listed below from where they bought them and get a full refund.

Product details

  • Sokolow Home Black Pudding Sausage
  • Sokolow Grill Black Pudding Sausage

The individual pack weights of both products vary.

A full recall of all date codes have been carried out by some distributors. However, sampling results so far have only shown evidence of contamination in the batches listed below. Other batches were also found to be affected but these have now passed their 'use by' date.

The batches that are currently within their use by date that were found to contain unacceptable levels of Listeria monocytogenes are:

  • Use by: 30 October 2010, batch code: 474M0916
  • Use by: 11 November 2010, batch code: 544B0921
  • Use by: 13 November 2010, batch codes: 341J0930 and 605B0927
  • Use by: 16 November 2010, batch code: 3651001
  • Use by: 25 November 2010, batch code: 375B1006

The Agency is aware that these products have been distributed in the UK by the following companies:

  • M&K Polish Goods Ltd, Doncaster
  • Donney European Ltd, Doncaster
  • Expo Foods (Midlands) Ltd, Doncaster
  • Food Art UK Ltd, Enfield
  • Gima UK Ltd, Enfield
  • Polish Specialties Ltd, Croydon
  • R.K.W. Foods Ltd, Hounslow
  • Lithuania UK Ltd, Barking
  • Agafood Ltd, Manchester

For further information please contact Knowsley’s Environmental Health Team Tel: 0151 443 4712

Food Standards Agency Website:

http://www.food.gov.uk/news/