Recalls

Foreign body: food recalls in the United Kingdom · page 2

177 official food recall notices published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the United Kingdom for the reason “Foreign body” (Shelfpedia classification of the official reason), newest first. Each notice links to the official page.

Notices

177 notices, newest first · page 2 of 4.

  • 14 December 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Princes Group recalls various canned bean products because they may contain small rubber balls

    Official wording (English): These products may contain small rubber balls which makes them unsafe to eat.

  • 13 December 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Tesco recalls Tesco Finest Apple & Cranberry Stuffing Mix because of the possible presence of moths

    Official wording (English): This product has a presence of insects (moths), which makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 1 December 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Mars Wrigley UK recalls various Revels® products because they may contain small pieces of rubber

    Official wording (English): These products may contain small pieces of rubber which makes them unsafe to eat.

  • 21 November 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Lidl GB recalls Fin Carré White Chocolate because it may contain pieces of plastic

    Official wording (English): This product may contain pieces of plastic which makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 14 October 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Moonshine’s Products Ltd recalls several products because of concerns over food safety

    Official wording (English): Unsafe production practices for the products listed above make these products unsafe to eat and means they could potentially cause serious illness or death. Additionally, there is a risk that the glass bottles may explode which may cause injury.

  • 6 October 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Lidl GB recalls Red Hen Battered 25 Chicken Dippers because they may contain pieces of hard blue plastic

    Official wording (English): This product may contain hard, blue pieces of plastic which makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 27 September 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Hotel Chocolat recalls Hotel Chocolat Choose Your Poison because it may contain pieces of glass

    Official wording (English): This product may contain pieces of glass which makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 7 September 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Costa recalls several sandwich and wrap products because they may contain small stones

    Official wording (English): These products may present a choking hazard and are unsafe to eat.

  • 25 August 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Avoca recalls various products because they may contain pieces of metal

    Official wording (English): These products may contain pieces of metal which may make them unsafe to eat.

  • 23 August 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    The Compleat Food Group recalls various chilled pastry products because they may contain pieces of metal and plastic

    Official wording (English): These products may contain pieces of metal and plastic which make them unsafe to eat.

  • 22 August 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Tesco recalls various pastry chilled products because they may contain pieces of metal and plastic

    Official wording (English): These products may contain pieces of metal and plastic which makes them unsafe to eat.

  • 18 August 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    St Pierre is recalling 6 Pains Au Chocolat because of the possible presence of mould

    Official wording (English): The possible presence of mould may make the product unsafe to eat.

  • 9 August 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Update 1: Dri Pak recalls two salt products because they may contain small pieces of plastic

    Official wording (English): These products may contain pieces of plastic which makes them unsafe to eat.

  • 2 August 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Dri Pak recalls Dri Pak Table Salt because it may contain small pieces of plastic

    Official wording (English): This product may contain pieces of plastic which makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 28 July 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Tesco recalls Tesco British Cooking Salt because it may contain small pieces of plastic

    Official wording (English): This product may contain pieces of plastic which make it unsafe to eat.

  • 24 July 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Hawkstone recalls Hawkstone Cider because of risk of bottles exploding

    Official wording (English): There is a risk that glass bottles may explode which may cause injury.

  • 21 June 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Ramona’s recalls Ramona’s Heavenly Original Houmous because it may contain pieces of plastic

    Official wording (English): This product may contain pieces of plastic which presents a possible choking hazard and makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 14 February 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Quorn Foods recalls Frozen Quorn Swedish Style Balls because they may contain pieces of plastic.

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of plastic which makes them unsafe to eat and presents a potential choking hazard.

  • 27 January 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Tesco recalls Tesco Creamfields Grated Cheddar because it may contain small pieces of plastic

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of plastic which makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 4 January 2023publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Tesco recalls Wicked Kitchen Spinach & Wild Garlic Ravioli because it may contain small pieces of metal

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of metal which makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 20 December 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Birds Eye recalls Birds Eye Original 4 Beef Quarter Pounders with Onion because they may contain small pieces of plastic

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of plastic which makes it unsafe to eat

  • 19 December 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Almondy AB recalls Almondy Almond cake with Daim because it contains a piece of metal

    Official wording (English): This product contains a piece of metal which makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 8 December 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Asda recalls several Asda in store bakery Extra Special Mince Pies because they may contain pieces of plastic

    Official wording (English): These products may contain pieces of plastic which makes them unsafe to eat.

  • 23 November 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Lidl GB recalls Simply Grated Cheddar because it may contain small pieces of plastic

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of plastic which makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 18 October 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Charlie Bigham’s recalls Vegetable Lasagne for 1 and Vegetable Lasagne for 2.

    Official wording (English): This product may contain plastic which makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 9 October 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Superdrug recalls Slenderplan Tropical Smoothie Meal Replacement Shake because it may contain small pieces of metal

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of metal which makes it unsafe to drink.

  • 7 October 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Tesco recalls Tesco Active Strawberry Flavoured Whey Protein and Tesco Active Chocolate Fudge Flavoured Whey Protein because they may contain small pieces of metal

    Official wording (English): These products may contain small pieces of metal which makes them unsafe to eat.

  • 16 August 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Star Distribution (UK) recalls Karmen’s Cake Zone Sponge Cake because pieces of metal have been found in the product

    Official wording (English): This product may contain pieces of metal which makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 19 July 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Encore recalls Beef Selection in Gravy multipack dog food because packs may contain small pieces of metal

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of metal which makes it unsafe for dogs to eat.

  • 15 June 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Morrisons recalls several breaded chicken products because they may contain small pieces of glass

    Official wording (English): These products may contain small pieces of glass which presents a safety risk.

  • 9 June 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    PA Ross Ltd recalls Get Fresh at Home Petits Pains because they may contain small pieces of metal

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of metal which makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 31 May 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Co-op recalls Co-op Tuna Chunks in Sunflower Oil and Co-op Tuna Chunks in Springwater because they may contain pieces of metal

    Official wording (English): The products may contain pieces of metal which makes them unsafe to eat.

  • 29 April 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    AG Barr recalls IRN-BRU Regular and IRN-BRU 1901 750ml glass bottles because of a manufacturing fault which may cause bottle caps to pop off unexpectedly

    Official wording (English): There is a risk that the bottle caps may pop off unexpectedly which may cause injury.

  • 29 April 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Greggs recalls Greggs 2 pack Chicken Bake because it has been found to contain hard plastic

    Official wording (English): The presence of plastic makes this product unsafe to eat.

  • 14 April 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Baxters Food Group Ltd recalls Fray Bentos Just Chicken Pie because it may contain small pieces of plastic

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of plastic which makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 14 April 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Tesco recalls Tesco Chicken and Vegetable cup soup with croutons because it may contain small pieces of metal

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of metal which makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 8 April 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Tesco recalls Tesco Free from Digestive Biscuits because they may contain small pieces of metal

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of metal which makes it unsafe to eat.

  • 24 March 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Parson’s Pickles recalls Parson’s Pickles Pickled Mussels because of the presence of glass fragments

    Official wording (English): The presence of glass makes this product unsafe to eat.

  • 10 February 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    IKEA UK recalls frozen IKEA Huvudroll Vegetable Balls because they contain pieces of plastic

    Official wording (English): The presence of plastic makes this product unsafe to eat.

  • 4 February 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Centra recalls Centra Boil in the Bag Long Grain Rice because of the possible presence of insects

    Official wording (English): The possible presence of insects in the product listed above makes it unsafe for consumption.

  • 13 January 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Update 1: Yoplait UK recalls Yoplait Frubes Variety Pack because it may contain small pieces of metal

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of metal which makes the product unsafe to eat.

  • 12 January 2022publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Yoplait UK recalls Yoplait Frubes Variety Pack because it may contain small pieces of metal

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of metal which makes the product unsafe to eat.

  • 20 December 2021publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    St Helen's Farm recalls St Helen’s Farm Goats Butter because it may contain small pieces of metal

    Official wording (English): This product may contain pieces of metal which makes the product unsafe to eat.

  • 6 October 2021publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Morrisons recalls Morrisons Amour Classic Vanilla Ice Cream because it may contain pieces of plastic

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of plastic which makes the product unsafe to eat.

  • 30 September 2021publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Waitrose recalls Waitrose & Partners Plantlife Pulled Oyster Mushroom Burgers because it may contain pieces of plastic

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of blue plastic which makes the product unsafe to eat.

  • 6 September 2021publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Boyne Valley Group recalls Giovanni Di Firenze Salt Mills because of possible contamination with plastic pieces

    Official wording (English): The product may contain small pieces of plastic following milling, making them unsafe to eat.

  • 4 August 2021publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Highland Spring Ltd recalls 750ml sparkling spring water because of a manufacturing fault causing the glass bottles to explode

    Official wording (English): There is a risk that glass bottles may explode which may cause injury.

  • 14 July 2021publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Co-op recalls Coop Tuna Mayo Sandwich because of foreign body contamination

    Official wording (English): This product contains an unknown foreign body which makes the product unsafe to eat.

  • 11 June 2021publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    Tesco recalls Tesco Cottage Pie Baby Food because it may contain small pieces of blue plastic

    Official wording (English): This product may contain small pieces of blue plastic which makes this product unsafe to eat.

  • 9 June 2021publishedFSAProduct recall
    Foreign body

    The Family Butchers (Germany) recalls Reinert Teddy Bear Sausage Slices as the product may be contaminated with metal dust

    Official wording (English): There is a possibility that the product may be contaminated with metal dust, making it unsafe to eat.

Sources: openFDA (U.S. FDA food enforcement reports), CC0 · Health Canada / CFIA Recalls and Safety Alerts, Open Government Licence – Canada · Food Standards Agency food alerts, OGL v3 · RappelConso (DGCCRF), Licence Ouverte 2.0. Shares and counts: Shelfpedia calculations.