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Product recall Published Updated once · 23 July 2024 FSA-PRIN-35-2024

Update 1: Leo’s Import Export & Trading Ltd recalls Buram Cerezli Nuts in Syrup because of possible contamination with foreign bodies and the risk of hydrogen cyanide release from apricot kernels

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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Buram Cerezli Nuts in Syrup

Pack size: 420g
Best before
All date codes

For at least one product, all date codes are affected. Check every pack you have.

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 or to Leo’s Import Export & Trading Ltd for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

This product may contain foreign bodies which makes it unsafe to eat.

This product may contain foreign bodies and also contains apricot kernels. The release of hydrogen cyanide from the apricot kernels when consumed makes this product unsafe to eat.

Details from the notice

Leo’s Import Export & Trading Ltd recalls Buram Nuts in Syrup because it may contain foreign bodies. The product also contains apricot kernels which pose a risk to human health because of the release of hydrogen cyanide when consumed, making the product unsafe to eat.

This product recall has been updated because of the risk of hydrogen cyanide release from the apricot kernels and has been extended to include all best before dates.

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

What the business is doing

Leo’s Import Export & Trading Ltd is recalling the above product. The company has issued a recall notice to its customers. 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.

Where it was sold

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

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-PRIN-35-2024
    Original alert: Leo’s Import Export & Trading Ltd recalls Buram Cerezli Nuts in Syrup because of possible contamination with foreign bodies
  2. · FSA-PRIN-35-2024-update-1
    Update 1: Update 1: Leo’s Import Export & Trading Ltd recalls Buram Cerezli Nuts in Syrup because of possible contamination with foreign bodies and the risk of hydrogen cyanide release from apricot kernels
    • New batch or date details: best before All date codes

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.