Food Alerts / Allergy Alerts - Recall of Crisps in United Kingdom Due to Possible Presence of Rubber Pieces

Recall of Crisps in United Kingdom Due to Possible Presence of Rubber Pieces

Issue Date	12 August 2008
Source of Information	Food Standards Agency, United Kingdom
Food Product	Crisps
Name of Products	Walkers Crisps
Name of Manufacturer	Walkers Snack Foods Ltd
Product Description	21-pack multipacks and 28-pack multipacks On multipack wrapper: Best before: 13 September 2008 or 20 September 2008 Coding: GBL 2 182 (where can be any number) Time coded: 02:00 to 06:00 inclusive On individual packets: Best before: 20 September 2008 Coding: GBL 2 182(where can be any number) Time coded: 02:00 to 06:00 inclusive Individual pack size: 25 g Flavours implicated: Ready Salted, Cheese and Onion, Salt and Vinegar, Prawn Cocktail, Worcester Sauce and BBQ Rib.
Reason for Recall	Products may contain black rubber pieces
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety	The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) has contacted the UK authorities for further information. The CFS has also informed the trade and is closely monitoring the situation
Advice to the Trade	Stop selling the affected products
Advice to Consumers	Stop consuming the affected products
Further Information	Website of UK Food Standards Agency The CFS press release

Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
13 August 2008