Recall of Crisps Suspected of Containing Rubber Pieces in UK
Issue Date | 2 February 2008 |
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Source of Information | UK Food Standards Agency |
Food Product | Crisps |
Name of Products | A number of different flavours and pack formats of Walkers Crisps and Walkers Max with best before dates of March 15, 2008 and March 22, 2008. |
Name of Manufacturer | Walkers Snack Foods Limited |
Product Description |
Walkers Max 50g packs – Cheese & Onion, Paprika Walkers Crisps standards 34.5g single packs – Ready Salted, Cheese & Onion, Salt & Vinegar, Smoky Bacon, Worcester Sauce, Steak & Onion, Marmite Walkers Crisps 50g 'Big Bag' single packs – Ready Salted, Cheese & Onion, Steak & Onion Walkers Crisps 175g pack – Ready Salted Walkers Crisps Barbeque 6-pack supplied in Half Opti cases to retailers (18 multi-packs per case) Walkers Crisps Salt & Vinegar 6-pack, Variety 6-pack, Ready Salted 6-pack, Cheese & Onion 6-pack, Prawn Cocktail 6-pack, Smoky Bacon 6-pack supplied in Full Opti cases to retailers (36 multi-packs per case) Walkers Crisps Cheese & Onion & Ready Salted 6-pack TRDU* [1 SKU] Walkers Crisps Cheese & Onion 14-pack, Ready Salted 14-pack, Variety 14-pack Walkers Crisps Variety 24-pack supplied to retailers in TRDU* Walkers Crisps Cheese & Onion 26-pack, Variety 26-pack Walkers Crisps Variety 26-pack supplied to retailers in TRDUs* (* TRDU = Transport Ready Display Unit) |
Reason for Recall | Product may contain small pieces of yellow rubber |
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety | The CFS has alerted the trade to stop selling these products. The Centre will monitor the situation closely |
Advice to the Trade | Stop selling the affected products. |
Advice to Consumers | Stop consuming the affected products. |
Further Information |
Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
2 February 2008