Aldi has recalled 200g packs of Choceur Treasures with a best before date of 1 September 2015 because salmonella has been detected in one batch of the product, which has been on sale in Aldi stores in the Midlands region only.
The product being recalled is:
- Product: Choceur Treasures – whole hazelnut wrapped in waffle and milk chocolate
- Size: 200g
- ‘Best before’ date: 1 September 2015
No other Choceur/Aldi products are known to be affected.
Aldi has recalled the above product and product recall notices are on display in the relevant stores. These notices explain to customers why the product has been recalled and advise them of how to get a refund if they bought it.
If you have bought the above product, do not eat it. Instead, return the product to the nearest store.
Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever,diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
I have bough two containers of Choceur drinking chocolate one of which had no seal under the lid. Foolishly I drank a cup on two consecutive days and had to go to bed after suffering from diarrhoea. I returned the drinking chocolate to Aldi and was given another one which was sealed. However after one drink of this new container I have had another bout of diarrhoea. I will be returning this to Aldi to let them know.