Consumers are being warned to inspect their pantries following the removal of six food items from shop shelves during the past week. The Food Standards Agency has announced fresh product withdrawals, including a seasonal treat that poses a potential "health risk" to certain buyers.
Anyone who has bought these items is being told to avoid consuming them and return them to receive their money back. Two particular products have been highlighted as dangerous due to the potential contamination with plastic and bark fragments.
Here's everything you need to understand about the most recent recalls impacting British supermarkets.
Flapjackery has withdrawn its Mince Pie Crumble Flapjack range following the discovery that the products contain undeclared almonds on the packaging, posing a serious health threat to those suffering from almond allergies. The withdrawal covers the 170g Mince Pie Crumble Flapjack, the Christmas Towers box, and the Rudolph box, reports the Express.
The manufacturer has reached out to allergy charities to warn their members and has displayed notices at retail locations explaining the problem and guiding customers who have purchased the problematic items.
The FSA warned: "If you have bought any of the above products and have an allergy to almonds (nuts), do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund."
Nutrilean has issued a recall for its Chocolate Brownie Overnight Oats following the detection of Listeria monocytogenes. The risk assessment noted: "The presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the product listed above.
"Symptoms caused by Listeria monocytogenes can be similar to flu and include high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea. However, in rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications, such as meningitis.
"Some people are more vulnerable to listeria infections, including those over 65 years of age, pregnant women and their unborn babies, babies less than one month old and people with weakened immune systems."
Dunnes Stores has announced a recall of its Sage and Herbes de Provence items amid fears they may contain fragments of blue plastic, alongside large pieces of natural stalk and bark. The foreign material presents a choking risk, making the affected products dangerous to eat.
The FSA stated: "If you have bought the above products, do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund."
Supermarkets are urgently recalling six products and advising customers 'do not eat'.