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Tesco recalls Tesco Finest Mozzarella Pearls & Pesto Orzo Salad because of possible contamination with E. coli (STEC)

🇬🇧 Tesco Finest Mozzarella Pearls & Pesto Orzo Salad · notified by United Kingdom · 2026-08-25

Tesco is recalling Tesco Finest Mozzarella Pearls & Pesto Orzo Salad 215g, because of possible contamination with E. coli (STEC).

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ReferenceFSA-PRIN-41-2026 ↗ (verify on official site)
Date2026-08-25
Product categoryTesco Finest Mozzarella Pearls & Pesto Orzo Salad
BusinessTesco
Pack size215g
Notification typeProduct recall
Classificationalert notification
Risk decisionserious
Origin country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Notifying country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Hazard / reasonThe possible presence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli STEC in the product listed above. Symptoms caused by STEC organisms include severe diarrhoea with or without blood in the stool, abdominal pain, vomiting, dehydration and sometimes haemolytic uremic syndrome, (HUS), a serious condition that can lead to kidney failure and can be fatal.  If you are experiencing these symptoms, you should stay away from work, school or nursery until you have stopped having symptoms for at least 48 hours to avoid passing it on to others.
Advice to consumers
If you have bought the above product do not eat it. Instead, return it to any Tesco store for a full refund. For further information, please visit Tesco’s customer services at: tesco.com/help/contact.
Action taken
Tesco is recalling the above product and has issued a recall notice to alert customers. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.
Source & archive. Official notice: food.gov.uk alert ↗ · Customer notice (PDF) ↗. Archived by SupplementIndex on 2026-08-25.
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Public Health Institute of Georgia. “Tesco recalls Tesco Finest Mozzarella Pearls & Pesto Orzo Salad because of possible contamination with E. coli (STEC).” SupplementIndex Food Safety Alerts. Archived 25 Aug 2026. https://supplement.ge/food-alerts/2026/fsa-prin-41-2026-tesco-recalls-tesco-finest-mozzarella-pearls-pesto-orzo-salad-because-of-possi/ (accessed 26 Aug 2026).
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