Urgent ‘do not eat’ warning over RAW seafood found in ready-to-eat snack from Waitrose

• A labelling ‘error’ affected the chain’s ready-to-eat Extra Large King Prawns
• The FSA, which issued an alert on behalf of Waitrose, said it was ‘unsafe to eat’ 

Waitrose has urgently recalled a popular snack after discovering it contained raw seafood.

A labelling ‘error’ affected the chain’s ready-to-eat Extra Large King Prawns.

Customers who bought the £5.51 product have been told not to eat it over fears for their health. 

The Food Standards Agency, which issued an alert on behalf of Waitrose, said it was ‘unsafe to eat’. 

The affected product has a use-by date of June 14 and weighs 220g. 

Customers who bought the £5.51 product have been told not to eat it over fears for their health. The Food Standards Agency, which issued an alert on behalf of Waitrose, said it was ‘unsafe to eat’. The affected product has a use-by date of June 14 and weighs 220g

The FSA said: ‘If you have bought the above product do not eat it. 

‘Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.’

Waitrose said the issue was caused by ‘an error with labelling, meaning some raw prawns have been labelled as cooked’. 

Prawns are blue-grey in colour when raw. When cooked, they turn pink.

Shellfish that are raw or not thoroughly cooked can contain harmful viruses and bacteria that can cause food poisoning, the NHS says. 

Waitrose said the issue was caused by ‘an error with labelling, meaning some raw prawns have been labelled as cooked’

‘Thorough cooking usually kills any bacteria or viruses,’ its advice page adds.

Symptoms from eating contaminated shellfish may include nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.  

The FSA advises that older people, pregnant women, very young children and people who are unwell should avoid eating raw or lightly cooked shellfish to reduce their risk of getting food poisoning.

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