High street retailer Boots has recalled a popular £5 own-brand product over fears it could cause sickness. The retailer has removed the affected product from shelves, and is urging anybody who bought it not to use it if there is a risk of an allergic reaction.
Boots has removed its own-brand Kids Daily Health Multivitamins Strawberry Flavour Gummies from sale. This is because the vitamins have been mispacked with gummies that contain soya.
This could cause a potential health risk for people who are allergic to soya. Soya has not been mentioned on the product's label.
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Symptoms of allergic reaction can include vomiting, stomach cramps, indigestion and diarrhoea. In severe cases it can lead to anaphylaxis.
The particular product that is affected contains 30 gummies, has the batch code 82221103 and best before date of May 17, 2024. Boots has also explained how the gummies will also be orange in colour instead of being red.
Children who are allergic to soya are advised not to eat these particular gummies, which retail at £5. Instead, you should return it to your nearest Boots for a full refund. You won’t need a receipt to get your money back.
If you have any questions, you can call the Boots Customer Care team on 0800 9150004. Boots said in a statement on the recall notice: "We are recalling Boots Kids Daily Health Multivitamins Strawberry Flavour 30 Gummies due to it containing soya which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya."
For all product recalls, you can check the Food Standards Agency website which lists all the potentially dangerous items that have been removed. You should also notice recall notices in stores if they've pulled a product from shelves.
When a supermarket product is recalled, you usually don’t need your receipt to get your money back. But if a recall involves a branded product, the manufacturer would usually have lead responsibility for the recall action.
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