A popular drink has been pulled from shelves in Irish supermarkets amid fears it could contain Silica Beads.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland issued an urgent recall notice for various Aero Hot Choc drinks on Monday.
The popular hot chocolate drink was for sale in a number of shops across Ireland, including Dunnes Stores, SuperValu and Tesco.
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There are three affected products - The Nestle Aero Hot Choc plastic jar (288g), the Nescafe and Go Nestle Aero Hot Choc sachet (24g) and the Nestle Aero Hot Choc cup (28g).
All batch codes and best before dates are affected.
The FSAI said: “Nestle is recalling all batches of three Aero Hot Choc drinks due to the possible presence of small (up to 3mm) food-grade silica beads. Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale.
Any supermarkets that stocked the drink will have point of sale notices posted in their store and will give shoppers full refunds for returning the item.
The FSAI explains: “Food alerts are notifications issued by the FSAI to official agencies and food businesses or other businesses relating to an identified hazard i.e. a biological, chemical or physical agent in, or condition of, food/food contact materials with the potential to cause an adverse health effect.”
It’s the latest recall notice to be issued by the FSAI in recent days.
Last week, Dunnes Stores pulled one batch of a popular chicken product from sale after a packaging mix-up.
The batch of ‘Dunnes Stores Cook in The Bag Whole Irish Chicken’ had the wrong use-by date printed on the label.
The use-by date stated on the packet is November 24, however it should read November 20.
The FSAI said: “Western Brand is recalling the above batch of Dunnes Stores Cook in The Bag Whole Irish Chicken due to mislabelling with an incorrect use-by date.
“The use-by date stated on the label is 24th November 2022 however, the correct use-by date is the 20th November 2022.”
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