Greggs recalls frozen chicken bakes sold in Iceland over fears they may contain pieces of PLASTIC – a year after recalling vegetable bakes over glass shard contamination worries
- Greggs has recalled its frozen chicken bakes due to potential plastic in pastries
- They are sold exclusively in Iceland and have a best before date of September 19
- Shoppers are urged not to eat the product and return it to the store for a refund
- It comes a year after it recalled vegetable bakes over glass suspected in product
Greggs bakery has recalled its popular two-pack chicken bake which might contain shards of plastic to choke people — exactly a year after it had to issue a similar alert over bits of glass thought to be in its vegetable bakes.
The 306g frozen packets of chicken bakes are exclusively sold in Iceland Foods stores, and have a best before date of September 19, 2022.
The Food Standards Agency said Greggs had warned that the bakes ‘may contain pieces of hard dark coloured plastic’.
Iceland shoppers are being urged not to eat the product, and to return it to the store for a refund.
Greggs has recalled its frozen chicken bakes over fears that a batch could contain bits of hard, dark plastic. The recall does not impact its own bakeries (pictured)
The FSA added that the plastic made the bakes ‘unsafe to eat’.
A notice from Greggs apologised for inconvenience caused to shoppers.
‘This two-pack product is exclusive to Iceland and therefore the recall is only applicable to product purchased from Iceland Stores,’ it said.
‘No other products, date codes or batches are affected.’
A spokesperson added: ‘The safety of our food is of paramount importance and we take all issues regarding the production of our food extremely seriously.’
In May last year, Greggs recalled £2 vegetable bakes sold in Iceland over fears they could contain slivers of glass.
The 306g frozen packets of chicken bakes are exclusively sold in Iceland Foods stores, and have a best before date of September 19, 2022
The FSA said it involved 310g packs of two vegetable bakes with best before dates of 15 August 2021, 28 August 2021, 11 September 2021, 12 September 2021 and 26 September 2021.
The frozen vegetable bakes were also exclusive to Iceland and it did not affect Greggs’ own stores.
The packs were withdrawn, and it was not clear how many packs had slipped through safety checks, or how suspected glass fragments ended up in the products.
It was also not clear at what stage the glass could have got into the bakes, and why it was not spotted in the production process before being packed.
In August 2020, the FSA reported that Greggs had urgently recalled two-pack frozen steak bakes because they might contain small bits of plastic.
The 280g packs, with a best before date of December 20th, 22nd and 23rd 2020, were being sold exclusively in Iceland stores.
Left, in May last year, Greggs recalled £2 vegetable bakes sold in Iceland over fears they could contain slivers of glass. Right, in April 2019, Greggs’ mini sausage rolls were removed from Iceland’s shelves after a warning that they may contain plastic
And in April 2019, Greggs’ mini sausage rolls, also sold exclusively in Iceland, were removed from shelves after a food safety warning.
The packs of 16 frozen mini sausage rolls may have also contained plastic.
A Food Safety Agency alert said: ‘Greggs is recalling its frozen Mini Sausage Rolls (16 Pack) because they may contain small pieces of plastic.
‘The presence of plastic could present a choking hazard, makes this product unsafe to eat and presents a safety risk.
‘This product is exclusively sold in Iceland Stores and does not affect the products sold in Greggs.’
Customers who had the contaminated sausage rolls were asked to return it to the Iceland store where it was bought for a full refund.
Customers with queries about the recall can contact Greggs’ Customer Care team on +44 08081 473 447 or email: [email protected]