A number of popular supermarkets have recalled many of their chicken products after salmonella fears.
A poultry factory in Hull has halted production after some of the nation's top supermarkets and food chains removed chicken products from their shelves over Salmonella fears.
Cranswick, a food processing company, said a routine inspections at its Hull plant had found Salmonella in "a limited number of cooked chicken products" prepared there.
The affected products go into sandwiches and meals sold at retailers across the country.
Sainsburys, Pret A Manger, Aldi, and Marks and Spencer are in the list of those that have pulled products from shelves due to the possible presence of salmonella in some batches of cooked chicken.
Cranswick said it was working with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to resolve the issue.
The FSA said Salmonella had been detected in 4 batches of cooked chicken as of May 12th- but Cranswick said they have "taken the precautionary approach to recall products where salmonella has not been found, whilst they continue to investigate the cause of the contamination.
In a statement Cranswick said: "We are conducting a thorough investigation into the possible cause of the contamination and the site will remain closed until the investigations are complete.
"The safety and quality of every product produced by Cranswick is our number one priority and all protocols will be followed and completed before we restart production."
Salmonella is a form of bacteria often found in raw or undercooked meat, raw eggs, milk and other dairy products.
The symptoms of Salmonellosis, which include vomiting and fever, typically resolve themselves within a few days, but can be more severe and lead to hospitalisation. Hospitalisation typically occurs in the very young and those with weakened immune systems.
The FSA said 113 different products are involved in the product recall - retailers include Amazon, Caffe Nero, Costa, Jamie Oliver deli by Shell, One Stop and Starbucks. Tesco, Waitrose and Co-Op are also included.
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