Food recalls: Insects, stones and other foreign bodies

Every food recall from the Food Standards Agency where the reason was insects, stones and other foreign bodies. Physical hazards are objects or faults that can cause injury, such as choking or cuts.

40foreign body recalls since 2018

4in the last 12 months

16 April 2026most recent

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2025 4
2024 9
2023 7
2022 3
2021 3
2020 3
2019 1
2018 7

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Ready meals, sandwiches and salads7
Bread and bakery6
Cereals, flour, rice and pasta6
Fruit and vegetables6
Chocolate and sweets3
Dairy and cheese3

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All foreign body recalls

2026 · 3

Product recall 16 Apr 2026 Updated Foreign body

Update 1: Saffron Pastries recalls various Saffron Pastries products because of potential rodent contamination

Almond Biscuits · Almond Madeira Slice +21 more
Product recall 13 Apr 2026 Foreign body

FNM Bakery Limited recalls various First National Bakery products because of potential rodent contamination

First National Bakery Bulla Bread · First National Bakery Coco Bread +16 more
Product recall 22 Mar 2026 Updated Foreign body

Update 1: MOMA Foods is recalling various porridge pots and sachet products because of possible mouse contamination

MOMA Almond Butter & Salted Caramel Porridge Pot 55g · MOMA Apple, Cinnamon & Brown Sugar Porridge Pot 65g +13 more

2025 · 4

Product recall 31 Oct 2025 Listeria

Tofu King (UK) Ltd recalls Tofu King Paper Tofu because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

Tofu King Paper Tofu, 北佬干豆腐
Product recall 2 Apr 2025 Updated Foreign body

Update 1 - Tony’s Chocolonely recalls two chocolate bar products because of possible presence of small stones

Tony’s Chocolonely Dark Almond Sea Salt · Tony’s Chocolonely Everything Bar
Product recall 20 Mar 2025 Foreign body

Rude Health Foods Ltd recalls Rude Health Chocolate Crunch Granola because of the possible presence of insects

Rude Health Chocolate Crunch Granola
Product recall 28 Feb 2025 Foreign body

Cereal Partners UK and Ireland recalls Nestlé Frosted Shreddies because of small hard lumps of sugar

Nestlé Frosted Shreddies · Nestlé Frosted Shreddies 40g box

2024 · 9

Product recall 5 Dec 2024 Metal

Waitrose recalls ZOE Daily 30+ 7 Day because of possible presence of small stones and small pieces of metal

ZOE Daily 30+ 7 Day · Sold at Waitrose
Product recall 8 Nov 2024 Foreign body

The Happy Pear recalls hummus products due to possible contamination with animal matter

Happy Pear Red Pepper Hummus · Happy Pear Caramelised Onion Hummus +3 more
Product recall 3 Oct 2024 Foreign body

Tesco recalls Tesco Finest 6 All Butter Pastry Mince Pies because they may contain pieces of dried glue from packaging

Tesco Finest 6 All Butter Pastry Mince Pies · Sold at Tesco
Product recall 13 Jul 2024 Updated Foreign body

Update 1: Leo’s Import Export & Trading Ltd recalls Buram Cerezli Nuts in Syrup because of possible contamination with foreign bodies and the risk of hydrogen cyanide release from apricot kernels

Buram Cerezli Nuts in Syrup
Product recall 18 Jun 2024 Foreign body

TK Maxx and Homesense recalls Kintra Foods Organic Premium Leaf Teas because of the presence of insects

Kintra Foods Organic Premium Leaf Teas – Calm & Relax · Kintra Foods Organic Premium Leaf Teas – Chamomile +1 more · Sold at TK Maxx and Homesense
Product recall 14 Jun 2024 E. coli

Samworth Brothers Manton Wood recalls sandwiches and wraps because of possible contamination with E. coli

Tesco Chicken Salad Sandwich · Tesco Chicken Salad Sub +13 more · Sold at Tesco
Product recall 22 May 2024 Foreign body

Kellogg’s recalls Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Chocolate Flavour because of small hard lumps of food

Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Chocolate Flavour
Product recall 24 Apr 2024 Foreign body

Waitrose recalls Essential Waitrose & Partners Salted Dairy Butter because it may contain pieces of blue cloth

Essential Waitrose & Partners Salted Dairy Butter · Sold at Waitrose
Product recall 16 Jan 2024 Foreign body

Daylesford Organic recalls Daylesford Organic Crispbreads and Biscuit Selection because of the presence of moth larvae

Daylesford Organic Rye, Spelt & Raisin Crispbreads · Daylesford Organic Savoury Biscuit Selection

2023 · 7

Product recall 14 Dec 2023 Foreign body

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

Asda Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce · Asda Mixed Bean Salad +4 more · Sold at Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda
Product recall 13 Dec 2023 Foreign body

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

Tesco Finest Apple & Cranberry Stuffing Mix · Sold at Tesco
Product recall 1 Dec 2023 Foreign body

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

Revels® More to Share · Revels® Pouch +1 more
Product recall 26 Nov 2023 Foreign body

Tesco recalls Growers Harvest Garden Peas because of possible contamination with an unknown type of berry

Growers Harvest Garden Peas · Sold at Tesco
Product recall 7 Sept 2023 Foreign body

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

Costa Chicken & Bacon Caesar Wrap · Costa Southern Fried Chicken Wrap +2 more · Sold at Costa Coffee
Product recall 11 Aug 2023 Foreign body

Rude Health Foods recalls Rude Health Low Sugar Granola - Almond and Hazelnut as it may contain small stones

Rude Health Low Sugar Granola - Almond and Hazelnut
Product recall 23 Jun 2023 Foreign body

Ossa recalls Ossa Organic Chicken Bone, Beef Bone and Vegetable broth because of a labelling error showing an incorrect use-by date label.

Ossa Organic Chicken Bone Broth · Ossa Organic Beef Bone Broth +1 more

2022 · 3

Product recall 1 Dec 2022 Foreign body

Nestlé UK recalls AERO Hot Chocolate products because they may contain small pieces of food-grade silica beads

AERO Hot Choc jars · AERO ‘Hot Choc’ sachets +1 more
Product recall 16 Nov 2022 Foreign body

Coca-Cola recalls a limited number of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar multipacks with Christmas cardboard because they have been incorrectly packed

Coca-Cola Zero Sugar multipacks with Christmas cardboard
Product recall 4 Feb 2022 Foreign body

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

Centra Boil in the Bag Long Grain Rice 500g · Sold at Centra

2021 · 3

Product recall 9 Dec 2021 Updated Salmonella

Monkfield Nutrition extends recall to all batches of frozen Feeder Mice products for feeding reptiles because of the presence of Salmonella

Mouse Pinkies Small · Mouse Pinkies Large +13 more
Product recall 14 Jul 2021 Foreign body

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

Co-op Tuna Mayo Sandwich · Sold at Co-op
Product recall 12 Mar 2021 Foreign body

Asda recalls Little Kids Pasta Bolognese and Little Kids Spaghetti Bolognese because they contain pieces of blue rubber

Asda Little Kids Pasta Bolognese · Asda Little Kids Spaghetti Bolognese · Sold at Asda

2020 · 3

Product recall 4 Aug 2020 Foreign body

Co-operative Food recalls Co-op Sliced Curly Kale because packs may contain thistle

Co-op Sliced Curly Kale · Sold at Co-op
Product recall 17 Feb 2020 Plastic

Iceland recalls Vegetable Lasagne because it may contain pieces of plastic/rubber

Iceland Vegetable Lasagne · Sold at Iceland
Product recall 15 Feb 2020 Updated Foreign body

Nestlé UK Limited recalls Nestlé Ski Yogurt Variety Pack with Fruit Pieces because it may contain small pieces of black rubber

Nestlé Ski Yogurt Variety Pack with Fruit Pieces

2019 · 1

Product recall 13 May 2019 Foreign body

Cow & Gate recalls Cheesy Broccoli Bake Stage 3 (10+ months) because it may contain small pieces of blue rubber

Cow & Gate Cheesy Broccoli Bake Stage 3 (10+ months)

2018 · 7

Product recall 20 Dec 2018 Foreign body

Waitrose recalls its Chunky Battered Haddock Fish Fingers because they contain large fish bones

Waitrose 6 Chunky Battered Haddock Fish Fingers · Sold at Waitrose
Product recall 2 May 2018 Foreign body

Dunnes Stores recall Simply Better Yogurts as a precautionary measure due to the possible presence of rubber pieces

Simply Better Toffee Yogurt · Simply Better Senga Strawberry Yogurt +2 more · Sold at Dunnes Stores
Product recall 4 Apr 2018 Foreign body

Power Body Nutrition Ltd. recalls NOW Foods Vitamin A 25,000 IU from Fish Liver Oil

NOW Foods Vitamin A 25,000 IU from Fish Liver Oil
Product recall 13 Mar 2018 Foreign body

Aytac Foods recalls Aycan Risotto Rice and Aycan Brown Rice due to possible insect (weevil) infestation

Aycan Risotto Rice · Aycan Brown Rice
Product recall 23 Feb 2018 Foreign body

IKEA recalls its GODIS PÅSKKYCKLING Marshmallow candy due to possible mice infestation

IKEA GODIS PÅSKKYCKLING Marshmallow candy
Product recall 13 Feb 2018 Foreign body

Quorn recalls its Chilled Quorn™ Tikka Masala with Basmati Rice 400g product because it may contain pieces of rubber

Quorn™ Tikka Masala with Basmati Rice (chilled)
Product recall 9 Feb 2018 Foreign body

Gluten Free Foods Ltd recalls Barkat Organic Gluten Free Porridge Flakes

Barkat Organic Gluten Free Porridge Flakes

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