THE Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued an urgent recall of four products sold in Aldi, Lidl and SuperValu stores around Ireland.

It's feared that the bacon in the four salads could be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes - which in severe cases can lead to bacterial meningitis and death.

3 The two Lidl products customers are being urged not to consume

A spokesperson for the FSAI said: "As a precautionary measure, Willowbrook Foods Newtownards Northern Ireland is initiating a recall of various salad products containing bacon, due to the possible presence of listeria monocytogenes.

"The implicated batches were sold in Aldi, Lidl and SuperValu stores.

"Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in the stores which sold the affected batches advising customers not to eat these batches."

The affected products include a chicken and bacon pasta salad (350g) from Aldi, a caesar style salad bowl (205g) and a potato salad with bacon (220g) from Lidl and SuperValu's bacon caesar salad kit (250g).

3 The SuperValu product, left, and Aldi product, right, being recalled

The products sell-by dates range from April 25 to April 29.

This is the second time this month the FSAI has issued a recall for salads containing bacon due to Listeria contamination fears.

Selected salads from Aldi and Dunnes Stores were issued a recall on April 16 after tests on some batches of Wonderfood Salads revealed a possible traces of listeria monocytogenes.

The symptoms of a Listeria infection include fever, muscle aches, nausea and diarrhoea.

Symptoms including headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions could signify the bug has spread to your nervous system and you should seek emergency medical attention.

3 Listeria infections can be particularly nasty

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These symptoms from a listeria infection are extremely rare. The illness can cause death in some vulnerable members of the population.

The news comes as another headache to SuperValu after a fraud text was sent around to the public claiming to be the Irish based supermarket chain offering free food vouchers in return for filling out a survey.

SuperValu responded to the text message and they warned the public not to respond to the scam.