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Product recall Published Updated once · 9 April 2021 FSA-PRIN-03-2021

Nutricia recalls Cow & Gate and Aptamil Muesli 10+ months products because they contain pieces of apple stalks

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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Cow & Gate My First Muesli 10+ months

Pack size: 330g
Best before
20 December 2021 and 04 January 2022

Aptamil Oats, Raisin & Apple Bircher Muesli 10+ months

Pack size: 275g
Best before
16 January 2022

The latest affected best-before date was 16 January 2022, 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 products do not feed them to your baby. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought, with or without a receipt, for a full refund. Alternatively contact the Cow & Gate careline number on 0800 977 8880 or Aptamil careline number on 0800 996 1000 or https://www.cgbabyclub.co.uk/our-careline or https://www.aptaclub.co.uk/contact-aptaclub.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The presence of the apple stalks presents a choking hazard to babies making these products unsafe to eat.

Details from the notice

Nutricia is recalling Cow & Gate and Aptamil Muesli products because some packs have been found to contain pieces of apple stalks. The presence of the apple stalks presents a choking hazard to babies making these products unsafe to eat. This is an update to the recall of the same products on 15/01/2021 as two of the products were rereleased in error.

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 products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why these products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought these products. 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-03-2021
    Original alert: Nutricia recalls Cow & Gate and Aptamil Muesli 10+ months products because they contain pieces of apple stalks
  2. · FSA-PRIN-03-2021-update-1
    Update 1: Nutricia recalls Cow & Gate and Aptamil Muesli 10+ months products because they contain pieces of apple stalks
    • Removed product: Aptamil Multigrain & Fruit Bircher Muesli 10+ months
    • New batch or date details: best before 20 December 2021 and 04 January 2022; best before 16 January 2022
    • Advice to consumers was updated

How this recall compares

  • This is the 2nd recall or allergy alert naming Nutricia since 2018 (2 in total).
  • Choking or injury risk has caused 54 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in chocolate and sweets, followed by soft drinks, tea and coffee. All choking or injury risk recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.