Woolworths Meat Recall 2025: Is Your Sliced Silverside Safe?

Did you purchase sliced cold meats from Woolworths recently? In the case you end up looking for all the rest of the news available, you would now know Woolworths has sent a recall, which may disrupt your plans for lunch or dinner eventually. So, here is the situation simply explained for your safety, and for your family, too.

Why is Woolworths recalling its sliced silverside meat?

Woolworths had a massive recall of some of its deli meat, popular sliced silverside and its other items, which includes a roast beef, 4x4 sandwich ham, champagne ham, and provincial ham. This is because about a month ago, Food Standards Australia New Zealand and  Gotzinger Smallgoods notified Woolworths of the possible recall of the deli meats due to concern of listeria monocytogenes, which is a type of microorganism and a pathogen germ which has the potential to cause death to a person, especially a pregnant woman, elderly, or someone whose immune system has a deficiency. 

These especially are one-kilogram packs that have use-by dates for December 20, 2025, or are a bit later than that. So without having to think too much, just take to the store and receive the money back because you could be at a risk.

#Recall: Gotzinger Smallgoods is recalling various 1kg sliced ham and meat products due to microbial (Listeria monocytogenes) contamination. May have been sold in retail outlets and butchers in NSW & QLD. For details, including date markings, see https://t.co/UGc6RRdGeT pic.twitter.com/kBJ5AHLYqm

— NSW Food Authority (@NSWFoodAuth) November 20, 2025

Which Woolworths deli meats are included in the recall?

Here’s a clear list of what’s affected:

• Sliced silverside 1kg (all use-by dates up to and including 20/12/2025)  
• Roast beef sliced 1kg (all use-by dates up to and including 13/12/2025)  
• 4x4 sandwich ham 1kg (all use-by dates up to and including 13/12/2025)  
• Champagne ham sliced 1kg (all use-by dates up to and including 17/12/2025)  
• Provincial ham sliced 1kg (all use-by dates up to and including 15/12/2025)  

If you’ve recently shopped at Woolies in New South Wales or Queensland, check your deli purchases quickly!  

What is listeria, and why does it matter in Woolworths cold meats?

Listeria is a bacteria that can sneak into ready-to-eat foods like sliced deli meats. You can’t see, smell, or taste it, but it can cause food poisoning—sometimes serious. For most healthy people, symptoms may just be an upset stomach, nausea, or vomiting. However, for pregnant women, newborns, seniors, and people with weak immune systems, listeria infection can be very dangerous, even deadly.  

If you or someone in your house feels sick after eating these products, contact a doctor right away.

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What should I do if I bought Woolworths recalled meat?

No worries!

• Keep in mind that even if these products are a part of the “recall”, eating these products will be a problem.
• No receipt is required to get a refund.
• You should wash your hands after touching the item and clean your fridge.
• Keep sharing with your family and friends!  

To keep customers safe, Woolworths has taken the affected meats off the shelves.

Where does Woolworths meat come from?

Woolworths claims that most of its fresh red meats (beef, lamb, pork) come from Australian producers. Woolworths takes pride in its Australian roots. Woolworths has its own supply chain called Greenstock, with which Woolworths has a partnership with Australian Farmers. This partnership has been in place for over 40 years, ensuring the meat delivered to Woolies is fresh and safe.

Woolworths works with 12 major Australian meat processors, and has 3 lesser processors located in: Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia. These places also have a great reputation for safety, quality, and traceability. Smallgoods are made with great care by people like Gotzinger Smallgoods. Gotzinger Smallgoods is also trying to get this problem fixed.

What is Woolworths doing about Meat Safety after the recall?  

Every Woolworths’ customer is able to make their own choices about the food they purchase or eat. Woolworths puts and keeps their trust by implementing strict processes and fast recalls. When an issue is brought to their attention, including potential contamination, the store and their suppliers on site take immediate action and remove the impacted product, send notifications, and coordinate with food safety regulation authorities. After this recall, Woolworths and Gotzinger will likely be facing another re-review of their food safety systems to mitigate error and sustain confidence to shoppers.  

Did anyone get sick from the Woolworths sliced meat recall?  

So far, health authorities on this recall have made no illness statements. The safety action taken is to mitigate any risk. For the above reasons this action is to put the shopper health foremost. Health authorities are asking the public to be responsible with the recall and check their refridgerators. If anyone is feeling sick from any product that may be on the product list, action should be taken by them.