New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is supporting Speirs Foods in its recall of a range of salad products as they may contain metal filings.

Affected products are sold at Fresh Choice, New World, PAK’nSAVE and Woolworths supermarkets throughout New Zealand. Up-to-date information on affected products, including photographs, is available on NZFS’s recall page: https://www.mpi.govt.nz/food-safety-home/food-recalls-and-complaints/recalled-food-products/speirs-foods-brand-salads-and-woolworths-brand-coleslaw/

“The concern with metal filings is that they could cause injury,” says NZFS deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle.

“If you have any affected products don’t eat them. You can return it to the place of purchase for a refund. If that’s not possible, throw it out.”

The products have been removed from store shelves and have not been exported.

New Zealand Food Safety has not received any notifications of associated injury.

“As is our usual practice, NZFS will work with Spiers Foods to understand how this happened and prevent its recurrence,” Mr Arbuckle says.

The vast majority of food sold in New Zealand is safe, but sometimes problems can occur. Help keep yourself and your family safe by subscribing to our recall alerts. Information on how to subscribe is on the NZFS food recall page.

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