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Product recall Published Updated once · 9 August 2023 FSA-PRIN-24-2023

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

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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Dri Pak Table Salt

Pack size: 750g

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Batch code
3205 and 3206

East & West Cooking Salt

Pack size: 1.5kg

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Batch code
3201 and 3202

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. For further information contact Dri Pak at [email protected].
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

This product may contain pieces of plastic which makes it unsafe to eat.

These products may contain pieces of plastic which makes them unsafe to eat.

Details from the notice

Dri Pak recalls Dri Pak Table Salt and East & West Cooking Salt because they may contain small pieces of plastic. The possible presence of plastic makes these products unsafe to eat. The products affected are sold at Home Bargains and East & West retailers. This PRIN has been updated to include an additional product.

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

What the business is doing

Dri Pak is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tells 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: England.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-PRIN-24-2023
    Original alert: Dri Pak recalls Dri Pak Table Salt because it may contain small pieces of plastic
  2. · FSA-PRIN-24-2023-update-1
    Update 1: Update 1: Dri Pak recalls two salt products because they may contain small pieces of plastic
    • Added product: East & West Cooking Salt
    • New batch or date details: batch 3201 and 3202
    • Advice to consumers was updated

How this recall compares

  • This was the 2nd recall involving Home Bargains in the 12 months to 2 August 2023. All Home Bargains recalls
  • Plastic has caused 72 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in meat and poultry, followed by bread and bakery. All plastic recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.