Update on incident involving United Biscuits recall of certain batches of its Crawford's Bourbon Cream Biscuits due to possible metal contamination
Friday 2 November 2007
Food Alert: for Information
Ref: 36/2007 (Update 1) 37/2007 (Update 1) Scotland
A Food Alert for Information 36/2007 was issued earlier today. United Biscuits has advised the Agency of additional products being recalled not notified in the original alert. The list of all potentially affected products is attached below. The action has been taken by the company as a precautionary measure.
United Biscuits will be issuing a product recall notice in the national press on Saturday 3 November 2007. This notice will advise consumers what actions they need to take should they have purchased the potentially affected products.
The products being recalled are:
- Aldi Belmont Biscuit Co. Sweet Biscuit Assortment 1kg – Best Before Date 31.05.2008
- Aldi Belmont Biscuit Co. Bourbon Creams 300g – Best Before Dates 22.03.2008 / 29.03.2008
- Asda Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before 29.03.08 / 05.04.08
- Asda Smartprice Bourbon Creams 200g – Best Before 29.03.08 / 05.04.08
- Co-op Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before 29.03.08
- Co-op Bourbon Creams 200g – Best Before 22.03.08
- Co-op Bourbon Creams 200g – Best Before 29.03.08
- Costcutter Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before 22.03.08
- Happy Shopper Bourbon Creams 150g – Best Before Dates 29.03.08 / 28.06.08
- Happy Shopper Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before Dates 29.03.08
- Heritage Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before 29.03.08
- Lichfield Minipacks – Best Before Dates 29.03.08
- Morrisons Bourbon Creams 300g – Best Before Dates 22.03.08
- Morrisons Bettabuy Bourbon Creams 500g – Best Before 29.03.08
- Netto Chesterton Sweet Assortment 400g – Best Before Date 14.06.2008
- Netto Chesterton Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before Date 22.03.2008
- Parkside Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before Date 21.06.2008 / 28.06.2008
- Sainsbury’s Bourbon Creams 200g – Best Before Dates 08.03.08 / 15.03 08
- Sainsbury’s Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before Dates 08.03.08 / 15.03 08
- Somerfield Bourbon Creams 200g – Best Before Date 29.03.08
- Somerfield Simply Value Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before Date 22.03.08
- Spar Bourbon Creams 300g – Best Before 29.03.08
- Tesco Bourbon Creams 200g – Best Before END MAR 08
- Tesco Value Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before END MAR 08
- Tesco Sweet and Chocolate Biscuit Assortment 1kg – Best Before END MAY 08 if followed by codes 7261, 7262, 7263, 7264 and Best Before END JUN 08 if followed by codes 7274, 7276
- Tesco Family Biscuit Assortment 500g – Best Before END MAY 08 if followed by codes 7262, 7263
- Tesco Family Biscuit Assortment Tin 1kg – Best Before END MAY 08 if followed by codes 7261, 7262
- Waitrose Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before Date 29.03.2008
- Waitrose Bourbon Creams 200g – Best Before Date 29.03.2008
No other batches or brand name products manufactured by United Biscuits are known to be affected.
The text from the product recall notice issued by United Biscuits can be found below.
Text from point-of-sale notice issued by United Biscuits
Product Recall
- Aldi Belmont Biscuit Co. Sweet Biscuit Assortment 1kg – Best Before Date 31.05.2008
- Aldi Belmont Biscuit Co. Bourbon Creams 300g – Best Before Dates 22.03.2008 / 29.03.2008
- Asda Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before 29.03.08 / 05.04.08
- Asda Smartprice Bourbon Creams 200g – Best Before 29.03.08 / 05.04.08
- Co-op Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before 29.03.08
- Co-op Bourbon Creams 200g – Best Before 22.03.08
- Co-op Bourbon Creams 200g – Best Before 29.03.08
- Costcutter Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before 22.03.08
- Happy Shopper Bourbon Creams 150g – Best Before Dates 29.03.08 / 28.06.08
- Happy Shopper Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before Dates 29.03.08
- Heritage Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before 29.03.08
- Lichfield Minipacks – Best Before Dates 29.03.08
- Morrisons Bourbon Creams 300g – Best Before Dates 22.03.08
- Morrisons Bettabuy Bourbon Creams 500g – Best Before 29.03.08
- Netto Chesterton Sweet Assortment 400g – Best Before Date 14.06.2008
- Netto Chesterton Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before Date 22.03.2008
- Parkside Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before Date 21.06.2008 / 28.06.2008
- Sainsbury’s Bourbon Creams 200g – Best Before Dates 08.03.08 / 15.03 08
- Sainsbury’s Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before Dates 08.03.08 / 15.03 08
- Somerfield Bourbon Creams 200g – Best Before Date 29.03.08
- Somerfield Simply Value Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before Date 22.03.08
- Spar Bourbon Creams 300g – Best Before 29.03.08
- Tesco Bourbon Creams 200g – Best Before END MAR 08
- Tesco Value Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before END MAR 08
- Tesco Sweet and Chocolate Biscuit Assortment 1kg – Best Before END MAY 08 if followed by codes 7261, 7262, 7263, 7264 and Best Before END JUN 08 if followed by codes 7274, 7276
- Tesco Family Biscuit Assortment 500g – Best Before END MAY 08 if followed by codes 7262, 7263
- Tesco Family Biscuit Assortment Tin 1kg – Best Before END MAY 08 if followed by codes 7261, 7262
- Waitrose Bourbon Creams 400g – Best Before Date 29.03.2008
- Waitrose Bourbon Creams 200g – Best Before Date 29.03.2008
As a precautionary measure the above products made by United Biscuits are being voluntarily recalled on food safety grounds due to the possible presence of small pieces of metal wire. The only products potentially affected are those with the date codes above, which are printed on the packs.
What you should do
Customers are asked to return any packs to the store they bought them from for a full refund.
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