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Recall Of Tony’s Chocolonely Dark Almond Sea Salt.

Recall Of Tony’s Chocolonely Dark Almond Sea Salt Due To Presence Of Small Stones.

Alert Summary dated Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025.

Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2025.16
Product Identification: Tony’s Chocolonely Dark Almond Sea Salt; pack size: 180g
Batch Code: 162633 and 162614; best before date: 28/02/2026
Country Of Origin: Belgium.

Message: The above batches of Tony’s Chocolonely Dark Almond Sea Salt are being recalled due to the possible presence of small stones. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores.

Action Required: Wholesalers, distributors, caterers and retailers.

Wholesalers/Distributors: Same are requested to contact their affected customers and recall the implicated batches and provide a point-of-sale recall notice to their retail customers.

Caterers/Retailers: Same are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.

Consumers: Same are advised not to eat the implicated batches.

FSAI Warn Of Soya & Milk In Ruffles Sabor a Jamon crisps.

Alert Summary dated Friday, March 28th 2025.

Allergy Alert Notification: 2025.A11.
Allergens: Soybeans, Milk.
Product Identification: Ruffles Sabor a Jamón; pack size: 150g.
Batch Code: All batches with no English labelling.
Country Of Origin: USA.

Message: The ingredients in Ruffles Sabor a Jamón crisps are not labelled in English. The implicated crisps contain soya and milk. This may make the crisps unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of soya and/or milk and therefore, these consumers should not eat the implicated crisps.

FSAI Warn Of Presence Of Peanut In Batches Of Sofra Garlic Powder.

Alert Summary dated Monday, 24th March 2025.

Allergy Alert Notification: 2025.A06 (Update 1).
Allergen: Peanuts.
Product Identification: Sofra Garlic Powder; pack size: 100g.
Batch Code: All batch codes and all best before dates.
Country Of Origin: Lebanon.

Message: Further to FSAI food allergen alert 2025.A06, all batches and best before dates of Sofra Garlic Powder may contain peanut, which is not mentioned on the label. This may make the batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of peanut and therefore, these consumers should not eat the implicated batches.

Bayer To Pay Billions In Damages Following Weed Killer Cancer Case.

A jury in Georgia, South Carolina, USA, has ordered the Monsanto parent company Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who maintains the company’s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, according to his attorneys.

This verdict, delivered on Friday last, marks the latest in a long-running series of court battles that Monsanto has faced over its Roundup herbicide. The agrochemical giant says it will appeal the verdict, in an efforts to overturn the court’s decision.

In a statement, law firms Arnold & Itkin LLP and Kline & Specter PC said that the penalties awarded to the plaintiff will include $65 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages. This marks one of the largest legal settlements reached in a Roundup weed killer related case to date.

The plaintiff named as Mr John Barnes filed his lawsuit against Monsanto in 2021, seeking damages which related to his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The lead trial lawyer, Arnold & Itkin attorney Kyle Findley, stated that the verdict will help to place his client in a better disposition in order to obtain necessary treatment needed going forward.

The verdict on the case is seen as an important moment of truth, following the refusal by Monsanto to accept responsibility for poisoning people with their product, same regarded as highly toxic.

Glyphosate is a herbicide used to kill certain plants and grasses and is the declared active ingredient in most versions of Roundup. The biggest users of glyphosate are growers of crops that have been genetically engineered to be resistant to the herbicide. This allows the plant to survive while killing nearby weeds. The crops with the highest use of glyphosate are modified corn, cotton, and soybeans.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. maintain that glyphosate is not likely to cause cancer in humans. But there is concern about the other ingredients in Roundup, as they may be more toxic than glyphosate. These other chemicals are not the active ingredients in Roundup, so they are rarely the focus of regulatory health risk assessments.
One study found that Roundup was among the most toxic of the herbicides and insecticides tested.

FSAI Recall Batches Of Hogans Farm Turkey Burgers.

Recall of specific batches of Hogans Farm Turkey Burgers due to missing or incorrect ingredients listed.

Alert Summary dated Thursday, March 20th 2025.

Alert Notification: 2025.15.
Product Identification: Please see table below.
Batch Code: Please see table below.
Country Of Origin: Ireland.

Product name.	Pack size.	Use by dates.
Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers.	400g	*25.03.2025, 26.03.2025 and* 28.03.2025**.
Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers with a Spicy Buffalo Glaze.	420g	*25.03.2025, 26.03.2025 and* 28.03.2025**.
Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers with an Asian BBQ Glaze.	260g	*25.03.2025, 26.03.2025 and* 27.03.2025**.

Message: The above batches of Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers and Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers with a Spicy Buffalo Glaze are being recalled due to the absence of an ingredients list on the labels.
In addition, the below batches of Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers with an Asian BBQ Glaze are being recalled as an incorrect version of the ingredients list is on the label. Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale.

Please also refer to FSAI food allergen alert 2025.A10.

Action Required: Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, caterers and retailers.

Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.
Wholesalers/distributors are requested to contact their affected customers and recall the implicated batches and provide a point-of-sale recall notice to their retail customers.

Consumers: Sulphur dioxide is an ingredient in the above batches of Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers. Sulphur dioxide is not declared on the implicated batches of Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers and Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers with a Spicy Buffalo Glaze. In addition, sulphur dioxide is incorrectly declared on the list of ingredients on the affected batches of Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers with an Asian BBQ Glaze.
This may make these batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of sulphur dioxide, and therefore, these consumers should not eat the implicated batches.