Food safety in care homes

The FSA and UKHSA have been following up on a Listeria outbreak in late 2024.

Investigation has traced the outbreak to some mousse puddings, that we understand are used in the NHS and some care settings.

The attached note is from FSA, setting out the background, state of play, and some relevant instructions.

1. Withdraw from food service and sale all desserts at health care settings (regardless of the brand name), manufactured at B. & A. Susca Limited, Pine Street, Off Bennett Street, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 4TG. This is a precautionary action whilst investigations are ongoing.  

2. Place on hold/quarantine desserts removed from service/sale, until further advice is provided by the Local Authority and the Food Standards Agency. Disposal is not required.

3. Other Cool Delight brand desserts not from this manufacturing site are not affected. If you are unsure if the Cool Delights products were manufactured by the site listed above, place the products on hold, and contact your supplier to confirm where they were manufactured.