A food recall has been issued by several major supermarkets, including Tesco, Morrisons and Asda as the item is thought to have bits of plastic inside.
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The product in question is Frozen Quorn Swedish Style Meatballs by Quorn foods, which is being withdrawn from all shelves and customers are being advised not to eat the item if they have already bought it.
Frozen Quorn Swedish Style Meatballs
Quorn Foods is recalling its Frozen Quorn Swedish Style Balls because they may contain pieces of hard white plastic.
The presence of plastic could make the product unsafe to eat and is a potential choking hazard so consumers are advised not to eat it.
The Frozen Quorn Swedish Style Balls affected come in a pack size of 300g and have a best before date of September 30, 2024.
This product is sold at a number of major supermarkets, including Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Asda and Waitrose, where it retails at between £2 and £2.50, and customers can take the item back for a full refund.
However, the product is only being recalled in England and Scotland, as batches in Wales and Northern Ireland have not been affected.
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Due to a small part from manufacturing equipment entering an ingredient mix, resulting in pieces of hard white plastic in finished product, we are withdrawing Swedish Style Balls 300g with Best Before date 30/09/2024 from stores and alerting customers. https://t.co/zlWNr8BL3Dpic.twitter.com/WJNN0huZ6Z
— Quorn Foods UK (@QuornFoods) February 14, 2023
Food Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) reported the recent food recall, and shared in a risk statement, as per FSA:
This product may contain small pieces of plastic which makes them unsafe to eat and presents a potential choking hazard.
Quorn is recalling the above product from customers. The company has also issued a recall notice to its customers. If you have bought the above product, do not eat it.
Quorn also provided contact details in it’s post for those who need further information on the recall:
Please return to store for a refund or contact Quern Customer Services at customer.services@quornfoods.com or 0345 602 9000.
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Sources used:
- The Express 'Tesco, Morrisons, Asda and more recall popular product due to presence of plastic'
- FSA'Quorn Foods recalls Frozen Quorn Swedish Style Balls because they may contain pieces of plastic.'
