Shoppers at supermarket chains Tesco, Asda, and B&M are being warned that some food items are being recalled. Alerts were issued by the Food Standard Agency (FSA) to check affected products. Cakes, puddings and baby food are some of the products that the UK’s leading supermarkets are urgently recalling.
Asda and B&M – Knoppers Wafers
Polish Specialities Ltd is recalling Knoppers Wafers – sold at stores including Asda and B&M – because they contain peanuts that are not mentioned on the label.
This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
Product details – Knoppers Wafers
Pack size: 25g
Batch code: B52F and B530
Best before: April 20, 2020 and April 27, 2020
Allergens: Peanuts
This product contains peanuts making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
Tesco – Cow & Gate baby food
Supermarket chain Tesco is urgently recalling a range of baby food because of a tampering alert.
The Food Standards Agency has issued an urgent product recall on Cow & Gate baby food items purchased from Tesco stores amid fears jars may have been tampered with.
The FSA said Cow & Gate and Tesco are voluntarily recalling 15 varieties of 7+ month Cow & Gate baby food jars (200g) sold by Tesco stores “as a precautionary measure”.
There are concerns that some of the jars may have been subject to tampering. However, no other Cow & Gate, Tesco or other branded baby products are affected.
The products which have been recalled are listed below:
Cow & Gate Butternut Squash Chicken & Pasta 7+ months (200g jar)
Cow & Gate Courgette & Hake Rice 7+ months (200g jar)
Cow & Gate Yummy Harvest Chicken 7+ months (200g jar)
Cow & Gate Apple Crumble 7+ months (200g jar)
Cow & Gate Banana Crumble 7+ months (200g jar)
Cow & Gate Peach Apple & Kiwi 7+ months (200g jar)
Cow & Gate Rice Pudding 7+ months (200g jar)
Cow & Gate Creamy Cauliflower Cheese 7+ months (200g jar)
Cow & Gate Garden Pea & Turkey 7+ months (200g jar)
Cow & Gate Potato Spinach & Beef 7+ months (200g jar)
Cow & Gate Potato & Turkey Roast 7+ months (200g jar)
Cow & Gate Spaghetti Bolognese 7+ months (200g jar)
Cow & Gate Succulent Pork Casserole 7+ months (200g jar)
Cow & Gate Tasty Cottage Pie 7+ months (200g jar)
Cow & Gate Tomato & Courgette Pasta 7+ months (200g jar)
Advice issued by the FSA reads: “Please do not feed any Cow & Gate 7+ month baby food jars 200g purchased from Tesco to your baby. Instead, return the product to the store where you purchased it for a full refund.
“Cow & Gate and Tesco apologise to parents and carers for any inconvenience caused by this recall.”