Dalepak Foods recalls frozen spicy bean burgers
Friday 3 October 2008
Dalepak Foods has recalled three varieties of frozen spicy bean burger due to the presence of lectin in under processed kidney beans. Lectin is a natural toxin present in uncooked kidney beans, which can cause stomach aches and vomiting.
Product details
The products being withdrawn are:
- Dalepak 4 Spicy Bean Quarter Pounders
Batch codes: 8203 and 8204
Best before: January 2010
Pack size: 454g
Retailer: Iceland and Somerfield
- Grassington’s 4 Spicy Bean Burgers
Best before: December 2009, Batch codes: 8174, 8175
Best before: January 2010, Batch codes: 8196, 8197, 8211, 8212.
Pack size: 454g
Retailer: Morrisons and Co-operative Group
- Tesco Meat Free 4 Mexican Style Bean Burgers
Best before: July 2009
Display until: April 2009
Pack size: 454g
No other Dalepak Foods products are known to be affected.
Product recall
Dalepak Foods has contacted all of the retailers stocking the affected product asking them to withdraw the products from sale and display a point-of-sale notice in stores. This notice will tell customers about the recall and the actions they can take if they have already bought the product. Dalepak Foods intend to place an advert in 10 national newspapers and one local paper on 4 October 2008.
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