Food recalls: Pieces of plastic

Every food recall from the Food Standards Agency where the reason was pieces of plastic. Physical hazards are objects or faults that can cause injury, such as choking or cuts.

72plastic recalls since 2018

7in the last 12 months

21 July 2026most recent

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2026 5
2025 7
2024 3
2023 11
2022 7
2021 13
2020 7
2019 9
2018 10

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Foods most affected

Meat and poultry17
Bread and bakery11
Frozen food8
Dairy and cheese7
Fruit and vegetables7
Ready meals, sandwiches and salads7

Supermarkets involved

All plastic recalls

2026 · 5

Product recall 21 Jul 2026 Plastic

Waitrose & Partners recall Waitrose & Partners 8 Chocolate Chip Brioche Rolls because they may contain pieces of hard plastic and metal

Waitrose & Partners 8 Chocolate Chip Brioche Rolls · Sold at Waitrose
Product recall 30 Apr 2026 Plastic

ASDA recalls Exceptional by ASDA Beer Battered Cod Fishcakes because it may contain pieces of plastic or metal

Exceptional by ASDA Beer Battered Cod Fishcakes · Sold at Asda
Product recall 30 Apr 2026 Plastic

Goodlife recalls Goodlife Spicy Bean Burger because it may contain pieces of plastic

Goodlife Spicy Bean Burger (4 pack)
Product recall 9 Apr 2026 Plastic

Tesco recalls Tesco Finest Summer Edition Chocolate Affogato Dessert because it may contain pieces of plastic

Tesco Finest Summer Edition Chocolate Affogato Dessert · Sold at Tesco
Product recall 7 Feb 2026 Plastic

Brioche Pasquier recalls Pitch Chocolate and Hazelnut Brioches because they may contain pieces of plastic

Brioche Pasquier Pitch Chocolate and Hazelnut Brioches

2025 · 7

Product recall 21 Nov 2025 Plastic

Dunnes Stores recalls Sage and Herbes de Provence because they may contain pieces of blue plastic and large pieces of natural stalk and bark

Dunnes Stores Sage · Dunnes Stores Herbes de Provence · Sold at Dunnes Stores
Product recall 22 Oct 2025 Plastic

Dunnes Stores recalls desiccated coconut products because they may contain pieces of green plastic

Dunnes Stores Desiccated Coconut · Gem Desiccated Coconut · Sold at Dunnes Stores
Product recall 28 Jun 2025 Plastic

BM Foods Ltd is recalling Chicken Cooked Meat Trimmings because of the possible presence of pieces of plastic

Chicken Cooked Meat Trimmings · Sold at Aldi
Product recall 15 May 2025 Plastic

Lidl recalls Alesto Raw Fruit & Nut Bars because of the possible presence of pieces of plastic

Alesto Cocoa & Orange 5 Raw Fruit & Nut Bars · Alesto Blueberry Muffin 5 Raw Fruit & Nut Bars +2 more · Sold at Lidl
Product recall 25 Apr 2025 Plastic

Morrisons recalls Morrisons The Best 6 Thick Cumberland Sausages because of possible presence of small pieces of blue plastic

Morrisons The Best 6 Thick Cumberland Sausages · Sold at Morrisons
Product recall 19 Mar 2025 Plastic

Iceland Foods Ltd recalls Iceland Vegetable Lasagne because it may contain pieces of plastic

Iceland Vegetable Lasagne · Sold at Iceland
Product recall 23 Jan 2025 Updated Plastic

Update 1: Terry Smyth Ltd recalls various Cape Herb and Spice products because they may contain pieces of plastic

Cape Herb and Spice Seasoned Salt · Cape Herb and Spice Extra Bold Peppercorns +6 more

2024 · 3

Product recall 2 May 2024 Plastic

itsu (grocery) recalls frozen itsu Sizzling Pork Gyoza because it may contain pieces of plastic

itsu sizzling pork gyoza
Product recall 17 Apr 2024 Plastic

Unilever recalls Magnum Almond Ice Cream Sticks (3 pack) because of the possible presence of plastic and metal

Magnum Almond Ice Cream Sticks (3 pack)
Product recall 7 Feb 2024 Plastic

Premier Foods recalls various Ambrosia My Mini Pots because they may contain pieces of plastic

Ambrosia My Mini Custard Pots · Ambrosia My Mini 30% Less Sugar Custard Pots +1 more

2023 · 11

Product recall 21 Nov 2023 Plastic

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

Fin Carré White Chocolate · Sold at Lidl
Product recall 6 Oct 2023 Plastic

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

Red Hen Battered 25 Chicken Dippers · Sold at Lidl
Product recall 23 Aug 2023 Plastic

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

Asda 2 Chicken Tikka Slices · Asda 2 Steak Slices +18 more · Sold at Sainsbury's, Asda
Product recall 22 Aug 2023 Plastic

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

Tesco 6 Cheese & Onion Rolls · Tesco Finest Steak & Ale Pie +2 more · Sold at Tesco
Product recall 2 Aug 2023 Updated Plastic

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

Dri Pak Table Salt · East & West Cooking Salt · Sold at Home Bargains
Product recall 28 Jul 2023 Plastic

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

Tesco British Cooking Salt · Sold at Tesco
Product recall 21 Jun 2023 Plastic

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

Ramona’s Heavenly Original Houmous
Product recall 26 May 2023 Plastic

Lidl GB recalls Fin Carré Milk Chocolate with Hazelnuts because it may contain pieces of plastic

Fin Carré Milk Chocolate with Hazelnuts · Sold at Lidl
Product recall 11 May 2023 Plastic

Lily’s Kitchen recalls Fishy Fish Pie and Chicken and Turkey Casserole because they may contain pieces of plastic

Lily’s Kitchen Fishy Fish Pie · Lily’s Kitchen Chicken & Turkey Casserole
Product recall 14 Feb 2023 Plastic

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

Frozen Quorn Swedish Style Balls
Product recall 27 Jan 2023 Plastic

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

Creamfields Grated Cheddar · Sold at Tesco

2022 · 7

Product recall 20 Dec 2022 Plastic

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

Birds Eye Original 4 Beef Quarter Pounders with Onion · Sold at Asda
Product recall 8 Dec 2022 Plastic

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

Extra Special 4 Apple & Pecan Crumble Mince Pies · Extra Special 4 Extra Indulgent Mince Pies +1 more · Sold at Asda
Product recall 23 Nov 2022 Plastic

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

Simply Grated Cheddar · Sold at Lidl
Product recall 18 Oct 2022 Plastic

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

Charlie Bigham’s Vegetable Lasagne for 1 · Charlie Bigham’s Vegetable Lasagne for 2
Product recall 29 Apr 2022 Plastic

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

Greggs 2 pack Chicken Bake (frozen) · Sold at Greggs
Product recall 14 Apr 2022 Plastic

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

Fray Bentos Just Chicken Pie
Product recall 10 Feb 2022 Plastic

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

IKEA Huvudroll Vegetable Balls (frozen)

2021 · 13

Product recall 6 Oct 2021 Plastic

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

Morrisons Amour Classic Vanilla Ice Cream · Sold at Morrisons
Product recall 30 Sept 2021 Plastic

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

Waitrose & partners Plantlife Pulled Oyster Mushroom Burgers · Sold at Waitrose
Product recall 6 Sept 2021 Plastic

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

Giovanni Di Firenze All-Natural Pink Himalayan Salt Mill · Giovanni Di Firenze All-Natural Mediterranean Sea Salt Mill
Product recall 11 Jun 2021 Plastic

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

Tesco Cottage Pie Baby Food · Sold at Tesco
Product recall 7 Apr 2021 Plastic

Aldi GB recalls Harvest Morn Crisp Rice because it contains pieces of plastic

Harvest Morn Crisp Rice · Sold at Aldi
Product recall 3 Apr 2021 Plastic

Morrisons recalls Morrisons Choco Crackles breakfast cereal because it contains pieces of plastic

Morrisons Choco Crackles · Sold at Morrisons
Product recall 26 Mar 2021 Updated Plastic

Update: Nestle UK recalls SMA Wysoy Infant Formula because it contains pieces of plastic

SMA Wysoy Infant Formula · 928957651Z +6 more
Product recall 18 Mar 2021 Plastic

Birds Eye recalls 4 Chicken Burgers with Golden Wholegrain because they may contain pieces of plastic

Birds Eye 4 Chicken Burger with Golden Wholegrain
Product recall 4 Mar 2021 Plastic

Lidl GB recalls Crownfield Wholegrain Wheat Bixies 36 because they may contain pieces of plastic

Crownfield Wholegrain Wheat Bixies 36 · Sold at Lidl
Product recall 4 Mar 2021 Plastic

Co-op recalls British 12 Beef Meatballs because they may contain pieces of plastic

British 12 Beef Meatballs · Sold at Co-op
Product recall 26 Feb 2021 Plastic

Lidl GB recalls Birchwood Beef and Pork Mince (23% Fat) because it may contain pieces of plastic

Birchwood Beef and Pork Mince (23% Fat) · Sold at Lidl
Product recall 17 Feb 2021 Plastic

Co-op recalls Irresistible Ginger and Dark Chocolate Cookies because they may contain pieces of plastic

Irresistible Ginger and Dark Chocolate Cookies · Sold at Co-op
Product recall 11 Feb 2021 Plastic

Lidl GB recalls Birchwood XXL Pork Mince because it may contain pieces of plastic

Birchwood XXL Pork Mince (12% Fat) · Sold at Lidl

2020 · 7

Product recall 9 Nov 2020 Plastic

Nutricia recalls Aptamil Multigrain Banana and Berry Cereal 7+ months because it may contain small pieces of plastic

Aptamil Multigrain Banana and Berry cereal 7+ months
Product recall 16 Oct 2020 Plastic

Lidl GB recalls Simply Mature White Cheddar because it may contain pieces of plastic

Simply Mature White Cheddar · Sold at Lidl
Product recall 27 Aug 2020 Plastic

Greggs recalls frozen Steak Bakes (2 pack) because they may contain small pieces of plastic

Greggs Steak Bakes (2 pack) · Sold at Iceland, Greggs
Product recall 5 Jun 2020 Plastic

Sainsbury’s recalls Plant Pioneers Vegan Shroomballs because packs may contain small pieces of plastic

Plant Pioneers Vegan Shroomballs · Sold at Sainsbury's
Product recall 20 Mar 2020 Plastic

Coop recalls Frozen Hash Browns because they may contain pieces of white plastic

Coop Frozen Hash Browns · Sold at Co-op
Product recall 11 Mar 2020 Plastic

Mizkan Euro recalls Branston Pickle products because they may contain pieces of plastic

Branston Original Sweet Pickle · Branston Original Pickle +3 more
Product recall 17 Feb 2020 Plastic

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

Iceland Vegetable Lasagne · Sold at Iceland

2019 · 9

Product recall 15 Oct 2019 Plastic

Birds Eye recalls certain batch codes of 50 Chicken Nuggets as they may contain small pieces of plastic

Birds Eye 50 Chicken Nuggets with Golden Wholegrain
Product recall 13 Sept 2019 Plastic

Booths recalls Traditional Coleslaw because the product may contain plastic pieces

Booths Traditional Coleslaw · Sold at Booths
Product recall 29 Jun 2019 Plastic

Denny recalls Black Pudding because it may contain small pieces of blue plastic

Denny Black Pudding
Product recall 28 Jun 2019 Updated Plastic

Iceland recalls 60 Crispy Chicken Dippers as they may contain pieces of hard plastic

Iceland 60 Crispy Chicken Dippers · Sold at Iceland
Product recall 31 May 2019 Plastic

Weetabix Food Company recalls ASDA FRUIT & FIBRE and Morrisons FRUIT and FIBRE because they may contain pieces of plastic

ASDA FRUIT & FIBRE · Morrisons FRUIT and FIBRE · Sold at Asda, Morrisons
Product recall 30 May 2019 Plastic

McCain Foods recalls McCain Hash Browns because they may contain small pieces of plastic

McCain Hash Browns
Product recall 2 May 2019 Plastic

The Vegetarian Butcher recalls Little Willies Lincolnshire Style Sausages because they may contain plastic pieces

The Vegetarian Butcher Little Willies Lincolnshire Style Sausages
Product recall 5 Apr 2019 Plastic

Greggs recalls Frozen Mini Sausage Rolls (16 Pack) because they may contain small pieces of plastic

Greggs Mini Sausage Rolls (16 Pack) · Sold at Iceland, Greggs
Product recall 28 Mar 2019 Plastic

SPAR recalls Blueberry Muffins (4 Pack) because they may contain pieces of plastic

SPAR Blueberry Muffins (4 Pack) · Sold at SPAR

2018 · 10

Product recall 19 Dec 2018 Plastic

Pieminister recalls Gluten Free Moo Pie because it may contain small pieces of plastic

Pieminister Gluten Free Moo Pie
Product recall 14 Dec 2018 Plastic

HEMA recalls hazelnut milk chocolate letters because they may contain pieces of plastic

A hazelnut milk · B hazelnut milk +18 more
Product recall 16 Nov 2018 Updated Plastic

Update: EH Booths recalls their mince pies because they may contain pieces of white plastic

Booths Mince Pies · Sold at Booths
Product recall 1 Oct 2018 Plastic

Montezuma's Chocolates recalls its ‘Great British Puddings Truffle Collection’ because it may contain small pieces of plastic

Montezuma's Chocolates Ltd ‘Great British Puddings Truffle Collection’
Product recall 3 Aug 2018 Plastic

Lidl Ireland recalls Freshona Chopped Tomatoes with Basil because the product may contain plastic pieces

Freshona Chopped Tomatoes with Basil · Sold at Lidl
Product recall 2 Jun 2018 Plastic

Red Star Brands recalls Fulfil White Chocolate Bars because they may contain small pieces of clear plastic.

Fulfil White Chocolate & Cookie Dough Vitamin & Protein Bar
Product recall 27 Apr 2018 Plastic

GB Poultry Ltd recalls Breaded Chicken Escalops because packs may contain small pieces of plastic

Breaded Chicken Escalops with Sweet Chilli Mayo
Product recall 5 Mar 2018 Plastic

Waitrose recalls Waitrose New York Cheesecake because it may contain strands of plastic

Waitrose New York Cheesecake · Sold at Waitrose
Product recall 21 Feb 2018 Plastic

Booker recalls Happy Shopper Tomato Ketchup because it may contain pieces of plastic

Happy Shopper Tomato Ketchup · Sold at Booker
Product recall 15 Feb 2018 Plastic

Young’s recalls Chip Shop Fish Cakes because they may contain pieces of plastic and metal

Chip Shop Fish Cakes 6 pack (frozen) · Sold at Farmfoods, Heron Foods

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