Due to the fear of contamination with Listeria bacteria, a few of the custard products have been removed from the market in New South Wales and Queensland.

The Fonterra Brands Company has asked the customers to return these products to the stores from where these were purchased and obtain their refunds.

According to the company, the bacteria is likely to affect the health of pregnant women; the very young; the elderly people; and those having low immunity. As such, a check up by doctors has also been recommended.

The products that have been recalled are two litre packs of Norco vanilla custard, having the use-by date of August 11; two liter packs of Hastings Valley Dairy vanilla custard this too having a use-by date of August 11; and two liter packs of Norco light reduced fat custard having use-by date of August 9.

The recall of the above products has been comes soon after the passengers on a Virgin Blue flight fell ill after eating chicken wraps contaminated with the bacteria.