AN URGENT “do not eat” warning has been issued over a TK Maxx granola bar.
Shoppers have been urged to bring the bars back for a full refund.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued the recall alert for Chocolate Chip Oatrageous Chewy Granola Bars and Variety Pack Oatrageous Chewy Granola Bars.
The bars contain milk which was not stated on the label.
Anyone who has an allergy or intolerance to milk could be at risk.
The affected bars have a best before date of May 3, 2025.
They were sold in TK Maxx and Homesense stores between August and October 2024.
Return them to any TK Maxx or Homesense store to claim your refund.
Or call 01923 473561 or via email at [email protected] for more information.
Your product recall rights
PRODUCT recalls are an important means of protecting consumers from dangerous goods.
As a general rule, if a recall involves a branded product, the manufacturer would usually have lead responsibility for the recall action.
But it’s often left up to supermarkets to notify customers when products could put them at risk.
If you are concerned about the safety of a product you own, always check the manufacturer’s website to see if a safety notice has been issued.
When it comes to appliances, rather than just food items, the onus is usually on you – the customer – to register the appliance with the manufacturer as if you don’t there is no way of contacting you to tell you about a fault.
If you become aware that an item you own has been recalled or has any safety noticed issued against it, make sure you follow the instructions given to you by the manufacturer.
They should usually provide you with more information and a contact number on its safety notice.
In some cases, the manufacturer might ask you to return the item for a full refund or arrange for the faulty product to be collected.
You should not be charged for any recall work – such as a repair, replacement or collection of the recalled item.
It comes after supermarket chain Asda urged customers to return a popular chicken product over health risk fears.
The urgent recall was due to a packaging error.
Beef dinners were packed in chicken dinner packaging, resulting in additional undisclosed ingredients.
These ingredients included milk, egg, and barley.
Ultimately, anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk, egg, or gluten could have been at risk.
The supermarket chain also issued a point-of-scale notice to its customers, explaining why the product was being recalled.
Customers were advised to return the product to the nearest Asda store for a refund, with or without a receipt.
