The threat of plastic contamination in chicken dippers and the possible presence of broken glass in luxury chocolates both sparked recalls by food firms in the past month.
Pieces of metal, undeclared milk and lead contamination all saw food and drink products pulled from store shelves in the past two weeks, captured here in this round-up of recent recalls.
Allergens continue to be the main cause of food and drink recalls in the UK, with products containing milk the most frequent pulled from store shelves, according to a new report published in the scientific journal Food Control.
Salmonella contamination has sparked recalls of infant formula, pork snack products and frozen raw dog foods over the past month, according to reports by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Pet owners need to guard against infection and prepare for a shortage of frozen feed mice, as a salmonellosis outbreak starting in 2015 has made 900 people sick.
Up to half of all food and drink recalls could be prevented by avoiding ‘never events’, easily preventable packaging and labelling mistakes that trigger an allergen related recall, management consultancy RQA has claimed.
