E.coli outbreak: Full list of all sandwiches, wraps and salads pulled from UK shelves

Amid a worsening E.coli outbreak, a massive onslaught of sandwiches, wraps and salads is being pulled.

So far, 211 cases have been confirmed in the latest outbreak, with at least 67 people requiring hospital treatment.




Some of the UK’s biggest retailers, including Aldi, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, have been forced to pull out.

Health officials are working to track down the source of the outbreak, especially since this strain can make people very sick. Customers are urged not to eat the products and instead return them to the store for a refund.

The Food Standards Agency has issued a warning to inform consumers of the recall of the items, most of which are pre-packaged sandwiches containing lettuce leaves.

Tesco is one of the hit retailers (REX/Shutterstock)

Darren Whitby, head of incidents at the watchdog, said: “Sandwich manufacturers are taking precautionary measures to recall various sandwich wraps and salads in response to findings from investigations by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the UK. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) who are working to identify the cause of the ongoing outbreak of shiga toxin-producing E.coli (Stec).

Here are all the affected items.

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WH Smith IT! It’s not a chicken and bacon wrap

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