Marks & Spencer · Legal & Risk
Marks & Spencer Issues Multiple Product Recalls Over Safety Concerns
EmergingLast updated: 28 September 2026
Retail Brands summary
Marks & Spencer has recently issued multiple product recalls, including a children's raincoat due to suffocation risk and Truffle Gouda cheese due to listeria contamination, indicating ongoing challenges with product safety and regulatory compliance.
Key facts
- Brand
- Marks & Spencer
- Signal category
- Legal & Risk
- Current status
- Emerging
- Importance
- High
- Scope
- Regional
- Markets
- United Kingdom, Ireland
- Sources
- 2 (New Food Magazine, Rollercoaster.ie)
- Last updated
- 28 September 2026
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