Food watchdog issues "do not eat" guidance for Fife firm's products
It's amid claims the firm's been selling goods past their shelf life.
Consumers have been advised not to eat food products - including sausage rolls, bridies and sandwiches - from a Fife-based company amid claims it has been selling goods past their appropriate shelf life.
The Food Standards Scotland (FSS) watchdog has issued an alert in relation to food produced by Eat & Go Co. Ltd in Kirkcaldy, which also uses the brand name SoloSnack''.
The products are believed to be sold in Fife, Edinburgh and Dundee.
FSS has also asked local councils to pinpoint businesses which are likely to stock the products and make sure they are withdrawn from sale.
The move follows a voluntary product recall carried out by the firm three days ago following an inspection.
The watchdog issued a food alert for action (FAFA) on Tuesday to environmental health officers.
It states: Heads of environmental health services wish to take notice that Eat & Go Co. Ltd ... is producing and selling products with a shelf life which has been extended beyond the validated shelf life.''
It notes the firm undertook a voluntary product recall on Saturday after an inspection by the Fife local authority where it was discovered that the shelf life was being extended''.
A remedial action notice (RAN) was then served on the company to restrict the shelf life of the products but further products were found on sale on Monday with the shelf life extended therefore, breaching the RAN in place'', FSS said.
The alert's advice to consumers states: If you have bought this product, do not consume it.''
Foods covered by the notice include Scotch pies, curry pies, steak pies, sausage rolls, steak bridies, mince bridies, mixed vegetable pies, Cornish pasties, broccoli and lentil slice, chilli bean slice, tuna pasta salad, pasta bake, cheeseburgers and sandwiches with various fillings.
All batches, dates and pack sizes are covered by the order.
FSS said it has not been possible to obtain the full distribution details or product traceability records for the products involved.