Urgent recalls for popular dessert, Waitrose food and baby cot

Shoppers have been advised to check whether they have any affected products following a series of food and product recalls this week. Popular snacks and desserts have been pulled from shelves by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

These products pose a risk to those with allergies because the ingredients are not listed on the packaging. Anyone with an allergy to the ingredients has been strongly advised not to consume the products. Meanwhile, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued recall notices for children’s trousers and a travel cot. Both items pose serious safety risks; customers are urged to stop using them immediately.

Waitrose hot cross buns

Waitrose and Partners is recalling packs of four Richly Fruited Hot Cross Buns because the product contains barley, which is not declared on the label.

The recall covers any pack with a best-before date of June 6. The FSA said: “If you have bought the product and have an allergy to barley, do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.

“No receipt required. For more information, please contact: Waitrose Customer Care 0800 188 884, option 4.”

GU dessert

Gü Double Sea Salted Caramel Frozen Dessert has been recalled after it emerged the product may contain hazelnuts (nuts) and soya lecithin (soya) that are not declared on the label.

The affected items consist of a twin pack of 85g pots, bearing lot number 126135 and a best-before date of June 30, 2027. The FSA said: “This product may contain hazelnuts (nuts) and soya lecithin (soya), making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to hazelnuts (nuts) and/or with an allergy to soya.

“If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to hazelnuts (nuts) and/or soya, do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. No receipt required. For more information, please contact recall@gupuds.com.”

Boden trousers

Boden Girls Wide Leg Trousers present a cut hazard and have been withdrawn from customers. The OPSS said: “The products present a risk of cuts because there may be cracked poppers at the waist.

“These cracked poppers may develop sharp edges, causing cuts to fingers or legs during use. The products do not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.”

They have been described as wide-leg trousers in assorted prints, available for purchase between July 1 and October 31 last year. The recalled items carry the code G5531 and G4865 and were available in sizes 2-3 years, 3-4 years, 4-5 years, 5-6 years and 7-8 years.

The OPSS added: “We recommend that consumers stop using these products immediately and return them to Boden for a full refund.”

Affected Boden trousers with PO numbers

• G5531 MDN – 660046, 660050, 660604
• G5531 DDN – 662354, 662355
• G5531 PNK – 663497
• G4865 MDN – 661419, 662938
• G4865 DEN – 663091

Travel cot

A safety assessment of the New Mummy Crib Backpack, which was available through Amazon, eBay, Fruugo, Joom and DH Gate, resulted in the product being pulled from sale. The item is a backpack that folds out into a portable baby travel cot featuring “multiple compartments”.

The OPSS has classified the product as “not structurally stable” with “no warnings to indicate that it cannot be used overnight”. Despite being designed for babies to sleep while travelling, there is no guidance stating that it is unsuitable for overnight use, which poses a serious suffocation risk.

“The crib is also supplied with a cover which would fully enclose and cover the baby, potentially leading to suffocation,” the report added.