Official recall record
Waitrose Essential Pitted Black Olives
- Issuing authority
- Food Standards Agency (UK)
- Alert date
- 2026-09-10
- Country of alert
- United Kingdom
- Alert level
- Product Recall Information Notice
- Alert type
- PRIN
- Brand on record
- Waitrose
What the authority reported
The 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.
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-09-13.