Waitrose recalls Waitrose Essential Unsweetened Oat Drink because of poor temperature control
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
Waitrose Essential Unsweetened Oat Drink
Pack size: 1 litre- Best before
- All dates between 14 August and 29 October 2026 purchased between 2 September and 21 September 2026
Affected best-before dates run until 29 October 2026. Products from this recall may still be on sale or at home.
What to do
Advice from the FSA notice:
- If you have bought any of the above product, do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Waitrose recalls Waitrose Essential Unsweetened Oat Drink due to the risk of microbiological contamination and spoilage.
Details from the notice
Waitrose is recalling Waitrose Essential Unsweetened Oat Drink due to the risk of microbiological contamination and spoilage because there has been a breakdown in temperature control which may make these products unsafe to drink.
A Product Recall Information Notice tells the public about food that is unsafe and is being removed from sale.
What the business is doing
Waitrose 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.
Where it was sold
How this recall compares
- This was the 7th recall involving Waitrose in the 12 months to 22 September 2026. All Waitrose recalls
- Microbiological risk has caused 56 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in meat and poultry, followed by frozen food. All microbiological risk recalls
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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