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| Contamination alert over salmon | Contamination alert over salmon |
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| Ten major food stores have withdrawn nearly 50 salmon products from sale because of contamination fears. | Ten major food stores have withdrawn nearly 50 salmon products from sale because of contamination fears. |
| The Food Standards Agency (FSA) says the salmon supplied by a firm called Marine Harvest is believed to have been the source of the contamination. | The Food Standards Agency (FSA) says the salmon supplied by a firm called Marine Harvest is believed to have been the source of the contamination. |
| The fish went to supermarkets including the "big four" of Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons. | The fish went to supermarkets including the "big four" of Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons. |
| The FSA said the salmon, thought to have been tainted with diesel, was very unlikely to pose a risk to health. | The FSA said the salmon, thought to have been tainted with diesel, was very unlikely to pose a risk to health. |
| 'Precautionary measure' | |
| The fish, some of which was processed by a second firm, Young's Seafood, also went to Booths, Budgens, Co-op, Nisa-Today, ShopRite and Somerfield. | The fish, some of which was processed by a second firm, Young's Seafood, also went to Booths, Budgens, Co-op, Nisa-Today, ShopRite and Somerfield. |
| There is no risk to health whatsoever from inadvertently eating affected products Sainsbury's | |
| The affected use-by dates are between 7 and 28 February. | The affected use-by dates are between 7 and 28 February. |
| Sainsbury's, which has recalled 18 of its products, said: "Due to a potential taint in some salmon products from one of our suppliers, as a precautionary measure we have removed from sale a number of lines because the taint affects the taste. | |
| "Sainsbury's is committed to the highest standards and we can reassure our customers that there is no risk to health whatsoever from inadvertently eating affected products." | |
| Earlier this week, Morrisons recalled almost 30 Scottish salmon products following possible contamination with white spirit. | |
| The supermarket alerted the FSA after receiving about 50 complaints from customers. |