Adult dies with listeriosis as nine cases linked to recall of ready meals

The expanded recall affects all pack sizes, batch codes and best before dates of the affected products.

An adult has died with a confirmed case of the rare bacterial infection listeriosis as health officials continue to investigate an “extensive outbreak” linked to the recall of supermarket ready meals.

Nine cases have so far been linked to the outbreak, which prompted concerns over more than 140 ready meal products sold across the country.