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Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-04-2018

Gluten Free Foods Ltd recalls Barkat Organic Gluten Free Porridge Flakes

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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Barkat Organic Gluten Free Porridge Flakes

Pack size: 500g
Best before
06 October 2018

The latest affected best-before date was 6 October 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 any of the above product do not eat it. Instead, return it to where it was bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Barkat Organic Gluten Free Porridge is being recalled because of contamination by moths and moth larvae.

Details from the notice

Gluten Free Foods Ltd recalls one batch of Barkat Organic Gluten Free Porridge Flakes because the product may contain moths and moth larvae.

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

What the business is doing

Gluten Free Foods Ltd is recalling the above product and have written to their affected customers providing a Product Recall Notice to advise of this issue, as well as publishing the details of the recall on their website. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product.

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.