Recalls sparked by milk and food poisoning fears

Boost and Boom recalled six protein and energy bar products, after it was discovered they contained milk, which wasn’t mentioned on the label. The product was a potential health risk to people with an allergy or intolerance to milk, said the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Anyone who bought the products, and has an allergy or intolerance to milk, should not eat the energy bar, and return it for a full refund, said FSA.

The recall applied to the brand’s Cornflakes and Fruit, Strawberry, Honey Oat Flakes, Paleo, Chocolate and Peanut Butter flavoured bars, and have best before dates of June 30 2017.

A Boost and Boom statement said: “Boost and Boom would like to inform customers that their range of Protein Bars and Energy Bars contain milk.​

‘Customer health, safety and satisfaction’​

“Please be reassured that customer health, safety and satisfaction remain our top priorities. We apologise for any ​[in]convenience caused.”​

Source Foods recalled its Organic Miso branded products on December 9, after failure to comply with food hygiene regulations. The manufacturer failed to show adequate food safety management systems for the manufacturing of 10 Organic Miso products, FSA said.

Products in 213g, 240g and 500g jars were recalled, with batch codes 207, 208, 209, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216 and 219.

Source Foods had contacted customers to recall the products.

Monolith recalled its Chilled Dried Salted Common Roach after it was linked to food poisoning cases in Germany, and is being recalled as a precautionary measure, it said. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said anyone that bought the product should not eat it, and return it to the store immediately.

Linked to food poisoning in Germany​

Manufacturing controls preventing the growth of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum​ could not be satisfactorily demonstrated, claimed FSA.

The recall applied to 200g packs of the fish, with best before dates between December 19 and December 26.

A Monolith UK statement said: “This product is being recalled because this product has been currently being associated with botulism cases in Germany. This makes the product unsuitable for and should be avoided.​

“Please return any Chilled Dried Salted Common Roach (Rutilus rutilus) with Date Codes of 110010 Dec 19 and Dec 26 to your retailer for a full refund.”​

Meanwhile, Alivini recalled its Turnip Top Leaf in sunflower oil – Italcarciofi Friarielli – on December 9. Preliminary investigations by the Italian National Institute of Health found the product may be linked to three food poisoning cases in Italy.

The link between the product and food poisoning could not be confirmed, FSA said, but it was being recalled as a precautionary measure.

The recall applied to 1062ml bottles of Italcarciofi Friarielli with a best before date of December 5.