Avoca recalls various products because they may contain pieces of metal

Check your pack

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

1. If you have bought any of the above products do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.

Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

These products may contain pieces of metal which may make them unsafe to eat.

Details from the notice

Avoca is recalling various products because they may contain small pieces of metal, making them unsafe to eat.

A Product Recall Information Notice tells the public about food that is unsafe and is being removed from sale.

What the business is doing

Avoca is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices have been issued to customers. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notices.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

How this recall compares

• This is the 2nd recall or allergy alert naming Avoca since 2018 (2 in total).
• Metal has caused 62 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in fruit and vegetables, followed by bread and bakery. All metal recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.

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