British porridge and oat drink brand Moma has issued an urgent warning about several of its products following concerns over potential mouse contamination at its manufacturing site. The recall affects seven porridge pots and two porridge sachets.
Customers have been told not to eat the affected products and to return them to their place of purchase for a full refund.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) confirmed the recall, stating: "Moma Foods is recalling various porridge pots and sachet products because of possible mouse contamination at the manufacturing site." It added: "These products may contain mouse contamination, making them unsafe to eat."
The recalled porridge pots include the almond butter and salted caramel, apple, cinnamon and brown sugar, banana and peanut butter protein, blueberry and vanilla, cranberry and raisin, golden syrup, and plain no-added sugar varieties.
Additionally, the almond butter and salted caramel, and apple, cinnamon and brown sugar porridge sachets are also impacted.
The full list of recalled products is below, including the codes which can be found on the bottom of the brand’s porridge pots and the back of their sachets.
- MOMA Almond Butter & Salted Caramel Porridge Pot 55g (Pack size - 1pk 8pk 12pk; Lot number - M5296, M5297, M5303, M5304, M5315, M5339, M5342)
- MOMA Apple, Cinnamon & Brown Sugar Porridge Pot 65g (Pack size - 1pk 8pk; Lot number - M5261, M5328, M5329, M6026, M6027)
- MOMA Banana & Peanut Butter Protein Porridge Pot 65g (Pack size - 1pk 8pk; Lot number - M5248, M5251, M5304, M5307)
- MOMA Blueberry & Vanilla Porridge Pot 65g (Pack size - 1pk 8pk; Lot number - M5283, M5284, M5285, M5335, M5336, M6027, M6028)
- MOMA Cranberry & Raisin Porridge Pot 70g (Pack size - 1pk 8pk 12pk; Lot number M5293, M5294, M5295, M5321, M5322, M5329, M5330, M5331)
- MOMA Golden Syrup Porridge Pot 70g (Pack size - 1pk 8pk 12pk; Lot number - M5241, M5244, M5245, M5261, M5293, M5311, M5314, M5346, M5349)
- MOMA Plain No-Added Sugar Porridge Pot 65g (Pack size - 1pk 12pk; Lot number - M5279, M5280, M5281, M5308, M5309, M5310, M5311, M5345)
- MOMA Almond Butter & Salted Caramel Porridge Sachets 7x40g (Pack size - 1pk 5pk; Lot number - M5289, M5290)
- MOMA Apple, Cinnamon & Brown Sugar Porridge Sachets 6x40g (Pack size - 1pk 5pk; Lot number - M5293, M5294, M5295)
Moma said in a statement: “Even though the chance of contamination of any of the above products being affected is low, we have taken this precautionary step to ensure the safety of our consumers.
“Any consumers who have purchased affected Moma porridge products are asked not to consume them. Instead, they should return the products to the store where they were purchased and a full refund will be issued.”
Notices will be displayed in all retail stores selling the items, and an alert has been displayed on Moma’s website. The company has confirmed that none of its other products are affected by this recall.
Moma Foods was founded in Deptford, south-east London in 2006 initially selling smoothies and porridge but have since expanded to Barista oat milk and ready-to-drink iced oat coffees.
