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FSAI Recall Kinder Products & Tesco ‘Free From’ Digestive Biscuits

  • Ferrero Recall Extended to All Batches and Additional Pack Sizes of Implicated Kinder Products due to Possible Presence of Salmonella.
  • Recall of a Batch of Tesco Free From Digestive Biscuits Due to Possible Presence of Small Metal Pieces

Further to FSAI Food Alert 2022.23, FSAI Food Alert 2022.23 (Update 1) and FSAI Food Alert (Update 2), Ferrero is extending the recall of Kinder products listed below to all best before dates. In addition, the recall includes all pack sizes of Kinder Schokobons. This is due to the possible presence of Salmonella. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches.

Environmental Health Officers are requested as part of their routine checks to verify that the implicated batches are recalled from sale. Please notify FSAI (foodincidents@fsai.ie) of any concerns.

Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and to display a point-of-sale recall notice in stores where the affected batches were sold.

Wholesalers/distributors are requested to contact any affected customers, recall the implicated batches and provide a point-of-sale recall notice to their retail customers.
Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches. Instead, please contact the Ferrero consumer careline Tel. No. +44 (0)330 053 8943 or email consumers.ireland@ferrero.com.

Tesco Free From Digestive Biscuits

Meanwhile, FSAI have also recalled a batch of Tesco Free From Digestive Biscuits Due to possible presence of small metal pieces
The product recalled refers to Tesco Free From Digestive Biscuits; pack size: 160g, with batch code: Best Before End: Mar 2023
Tesco is recalling the above batch of Tesco Free From Digestive Biscuits due to the possible presence of small metal pieces. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in Tesco stores.

April 9th, 2022 | Category: Community News, Food | Leave a comment | |

Kinder Surprise Recalled By Food Safety Authority

Ferrero is recalling Kinder Surprise 20g and Kinder Surprise 20g x3, latter with best before dates between 11th July 2022 and 7th October 2022, due to the possible presence of Salmonella.

Kinder Surprise Recalled.

Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated products.

People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours. The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody. Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have more severe illness.

Retailers are requested to remove the implicated products from sale and to display a point-of-sale recall notice in stores, where the affected products were sold.

Wholesalers/distributors are requested to contact any affected customers, to recall the affected products and provide a point-of-sale recall notice to their retail customers.

Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated products. Instead, please contact the Ferrero Consumer Careline on +44 (0)330 053 8943 Ireland, to obtain a full refund.

April 2nd, 2022 | Category: Community News, Food, Health | Leave a comment | |

Tipperary Mushroom Producer Ordered To pay Arrears To Former Romanian Employee.

The Workplace Relations Commission heard that a Co. Tipperary mushroom producer, Stablefield Ltd, with a registered office at Killeaton, Clogheen, Co Tipperary, allegedly paid a female Romanian mushroom picker just €4.06 per hour, despite the national minimum wage being between €8.65 and €9.15 per hour.

A State workplace watchdog has now ordered Stablefield Ltd to pay the former employee and harvest manager Ana Lacramioara Manciu, €15,058 in arrears, following the company’s failure to pay her the national minimum wage over a 12 month period, between September 2015 and September 2016. (During this period, the national minimum wage in July 2011 was set at €8.65 and had increased to €9.15 by January 1st, 2016.)

In her findings, Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) adjudicator, Úna Glazier Farmer, a qualified Barrister-at-Law, stated that she accepted Ana Lacramioara Manciu’s undisputed evidence in its entirety and that her complaint was well founded.

Ana Lacramioara Manciu provided evidence of working 14 and 15 hour days but only getting paid for 6.58 hours and 6.77 hours on particular days by the firm Stablefield Ltd.

Ana Lacramioara Manciu alleged that Stablefield Ltd falsified her working hours and the Workplace Relations adjudicator agreed that Stablefield Ltd sought to take advantage of Lacramioara Manciu, who was not fully familiar with her employment rights, following her arrival here in Ireland with her husband.

Úna Glazier Farmer (WRC) adjudicator stated that Ana Lacramioara Manciu gave her evidence with exceptional detail and clarity, despite the passage of time in the case and was clear as to dates, times and events in her reference to all supporting evidence.

In her findings, Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) adjudicator, Úna Glazier Farmer stated that she accepted Lacramioara Manciu’s undisputed evidence in its entirety and that her complaint is well founded.

The Commission adjudicator agreed that it appeared it was the clear intention of the company to deceive the complainant by underpaying her significantly less than the national minimum wage, which she regarded as a most heinous breach of employment rights.

Úna Glazier Farmer has also awarded Ana Lacramioara Manciu €2,000 in expenses in connection with the dispute, latter brought under Section 24 of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2000.

March 11th, 2022 | Category: Community News, Employment, Food | Leave a comment | |

Batches Of Semi Dried Cherry Tomatoes Recalled Due To Presence Of Pesticide.

Recall of specific batches of Dunnes Stores Semi Dried Cherry Tomatoes due to the presence of the pesticide Chlorpyrifos-methyl

Use by: 21.04.2022, 06.05.2022, 20.05.2022.
Country Of Origin: Belgium.

The above batches of Dunnes Stores Semi Dried Cherry Tomatoes are being recalled due to the presence of the pesticide chlorpyrifos-methyl which is no longer approved for food use in the EU.

Although the consumption of the implicated batches of Dunnes Stores Semi Dried Cherry Tomatoes is unlikely to pose an immediate risk to health, continuous consumption of chlorpyrifos-methyl over a long period of time may pose a potential risk to health. Therefore, exposure to this substance needs to be minimised.

Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches.

Although the consumption of the implicated batches of Dunnes Stores Semi Dried Cherry Tomatoes is unlikely to pose an immediate risk to health, continuous consumption of chlorpyrifos-methyl over a long period of time may pose a potential risk to health. Therefore, exposure to this substance needs to be minimised.

Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches.

March 8th, 2022 | Category: Community News, Food, Health | Leave a comment | |

Some Coleslaws & Other Products Containing Shredded Cabbages Or Carrots Recalled By FSAI

Recall of some Coleslaws and other products containing Shredded Cabbages or Carrots, due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes
Country Of Origin of Products: Ireland.

Following a voluntary withdrawal of some shredded cabbages and carrots by Milnes Foods Ltd., a range of retail products are being recalled due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes in products made with the shredded cabbages and carrots. Please see table below for details of the affected batches. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated products.

Symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes infection can include mild flu-like symptoms, or gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. In rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications. Some people are more vulnerable to Listeria monocytogenes infections, including pregnant women, babies, and people with weakened immune systems, including the elderly. The incubation period (time between initial infection and first symptoms appearing) is on average 3 weeks, but can range between 3 and 70 days.

Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches.

March 5th, 2022 | Category: Community News, Food | Leave a comment | |
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