Major retailers issue proactive, extended recall after contamination detected in pre-packaged, ready-to-eat spinach products in Queensland
Several major Australian supermarket retailers have issued recall notices for spinach and mixed salad products in multiple states following the detection of shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in two spinach products.
The recalls are being conducted by Aldi, Woolworths, Metcash and Coles for multiple products with use-by dates ranging from 26 March to 9 April 2025.
According to a notice from Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), STEC was detected in two pre-packaged, ready-to-eat spinach products purchased from separate Queensland supermarkets as part of proactive public health surveillance conducted over several days.
“Retailers have elected to undertake and extend the recalls in response to the detections as a precaution to protect public health,” the FSANZ said.
“Public health and food authorities are investigating the source of the contamination with measures being taken to prevent potentially contaminated product from entering the food supply.
“No illnesses have been linked to the recalled products. The recalls are a proactive measure to protect Australian consumers.”
Combined the retailers have issued recalls for more than 40 products, the list of which can be found here.
