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Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-35-2023

Hotel Chocolat recalls Hotel Chocolat Choose Your Poison because it may contain pieces of glass

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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Hotel Chocolat Choose Your Poison

Pack size: 160g

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Lot number
23205, 23206, and 23207
Best before
January 2024

The latest affected best-before date was January 2024, 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 product do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. For further information contact Hotel Chocolat at [email protected]
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

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

Details from the notice

Hotel Chocolat recalls Hotel Chocolat Choose Your Poison because it may contain pieces of glass. The possible presence of glass makes this product unsafe to eat. The affected product is sold at Hotel Chocolat stores, online and at John Lewis stores.

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

What the business is doing

Hotel Chocolat is recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 4th recall or allergy alert naming Hotel Chocolat since 2018 (4 in total). All Hotel Chocolat recalls
  • Glass has caused 33 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in fruit and vegetables, followed by sauces, spreads and condiments. All glass recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.