Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-54-2020

Nutricia recalls Aptamil Multigrain Banana and Berry Cereal 7+ months because it 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.

Check your pack

Aptamil Multigrain Banana and Berry cereal 7+ months

Pack size: 200g

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Best before
07 July 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 7 July 2021, 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 feed it to your baby. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought, with or without a receipt, for a full refund. Alternatively contact the Aptamil careline number on 0800 996 1000 or https://www.aptaclub.co.uk/contact-aptaclub
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The presence of plastic makes this product unsafe to eat.

Details from the notice

Nutricia is recalling Aptamil Multigrain Banana and Berry Cereal 7+ months because it may contain small pieces of blue plastic. The presence of plastic makes this product 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

Nutricia 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 products are 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 1st recall or allergy alert naming Nutricia since 2018 (2 in total).
  • 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.