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Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-12-2018

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

This recall applies to everyone who bought the product

The FSA has said the product may be unsafe to eat. Check the details below against your pack.

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Aycan Risotto Rice

Pack size: 900g
Batch code
L-6347 L4
Best before
23 November 2018

Aycan Brown Rice

Pack size: 900g
Batch code
L-6235 AL4
Best before
30 August 2018

The latest affected best-before date was 23 November 2018, which has passed. Recalled products can still be in cupboards and freezers, so check any you have at home.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

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

The FSA's risk statement:

Products may have been subject to insect (weevil) infestation which make them unsafe to eat.

Details from the notice

Aytac Foods is recalling its Aycan Risotto Rice and Aycan Brown Rice due to possible insect (weevil) infestation which makes these products 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

Aytac Foods is recalling the above products. Point-of-sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. The point-of-sale notices are attached.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Northern Ireland, Wales.

How this recall compares

  • Foreign body has caused 40 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in ready meals, sandwiches and salads, followed by bread and bakery. All foreign body recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.