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Waitrose recalls Waitrose Essential Pitted Black Olives because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

🇬🇧 Waitrose Essential Pitted Black Olives · notified by United Kingdom · 2026-09-10

Waitrose is recalling Waitrose Essential Pitted Black Olives because Listeria monocytogenes has been found in the product.

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ReferenceFSA-PRIN-44-2026 ↗ (verify on official site)
Date2026-09-10
Product categoryWaitrose Essential Pitted Black Olives
BusinessWaitrose
Pack size120g
Notification typeProduct recall
Classificationalert notification
Risk decisionserious
Origin country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Notifying country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Hazard / reasonThe presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the product listed above. Symptoms caused by Listeria monocytogenes can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.       Some people are more vulnerable to Listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems.  
Advice to consumers
If you have bought the above product do not eat it. Instead, return it to your nearest Waitrose store where you will be given a full refund. For further information, please contact Waitrose Customer Care on 0800 188 884, Option 4.
Action taken
Waitrose is recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. 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 2026-09-11.
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Public Health Institute of Georgia. “Waitrose recalls Waitrose Essential Pitted Black Olives because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.” SupplementIndex Food Safety Alerts. Archived 11 Sep 2026. https://supplement.ge/food-alerts/2026/fsa-prin-44-2026-waitrose-recalls-waitrose-essential-pitted-black-olives-because-of-contamination/ (accessed 16 Oct 2026).
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