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Emma Munbodh

Asda, Tesco & Boots issue urgent recalls on baby food over contamination fears

Three major retailers have issued recalls on baby food amid concerns several batches could contain traces of plastic.

Aptamil is urging customers to return packs of baby cereal to stores, after an investigation found some batches could be contaminated.

The product recall applies to Aptamil's multigrain banana and berry cereal, which is recommended for babies above seven months old.

It said some packs have been found to contain pieces of blue plastic material - which is used to make the packaging.

The pieces can pose a choking hazard for young children, making the cereal dangerous to eat.

The affected Nutricia cereal products are 200g in size and have a best before date of July 7, 2021.

The date can be found on the back of the pack under the bar code.

The cereal is currently available to buy at Asda and Sainsbury's for £3.

Boots, Tesco and Waitrose have all pulled the products online.

If you've bought the affected cereal, you should avoid feeding it to your baby.

Instead, the Food Standards Agency says you should return the product to store, with or without a receipt, in order to get a full refund.

Nutricia said no other batches of this product or any other Aptamil products are affected by the recall.

A spokesperson for Danone, which apologised about the recall, told The Sun: "Nothing is more important to us than the quality and safety of our products.

"We would like to reassure parents that this isolated incident is linked to an equipment fault at our factory at the time this specific batch was made.

"We regret that this product does not meet our usual standards; we have fixed the fault and we have taken action to reinforce our quality procedures."

If you'd like to speak to Aptamil, you can contact its customer services on 0800 996 1000.

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