Metal Contaminated UK Food Recalls 2024

Metal contamination in a cereal bar

There were fourteen (14) food alerts issued by the UK’s Food Standards Agency relating to metal contaminated food in 2024.  These alerts are only raised when the presence of metal poses a potential risk to the consumer. The metal contaminated food products were produced by a wide range of suppliers, many of whom provide foods…

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UK Metal Contaminated Food Recalls

In the first four months of 2024, the UK Food Standards Agency issued four (4) alerts regarding metal contamination in food products that had reached the public, just one less than the five reported in the whole of 2023. The metal contaminated food products were supplied by leading UK supermarkets including Lidl and Asda, as…

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53 UK Metal Contaminated Food Recalls in 2023

In 2023, the UK Food Standards Agency issued five (5) alerts relating to 53 separate products regarding metal contamination in food products that had reached the public. This was down from ten (10) in 2022 and the same number as in 2021. The metal-contaminated food products were supplied by leading UK supermarkets, including Tesco, Asda,…

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