Food alerts

Get Buzzing’s Wowbutter Bar has been incorrectly marketed as vegan. This product contains honey.

Get Buzzing’s Wowbutter Bar’s packaging also displays the Vegetarian Society Approved vegetarian trademark. Although we accredit a number of Get Buzzing products, we do not accredit the Wowbutter Bar. Our trademark has been used on this product in error.

Get Buzzing has told us they “have stopped manufacturing any Vegan Wowbutter Bars containing honey as an ingredient. The next production run will be using glucose syrup…”

Consumers are advised that incorrectly labelled Wowbutter Bars remain in circulation.

Anyone who has purchased this product in error should contact kate@getbuzzing.co.uk for further advice.

Itsu [grocery] is recalling its frozen Itsu Vegetable Fusion Gyoza, 300g, with a best before date of 11 .04.2022 as they contain seafood gyoza which contains crustaceans, mollusc and fish and may contain egg which are not declared on the label.

Itsu has advised consumers: “Please do not consume this product with this best before date if you have an allergy or intolerance to crustaceans, mollusc, fish or egg or are vegetarian/vegan. No other itsu [grocery] products or batches are affected.

“For a full refund please send a picture of the best before date on the packaging to: customerservice@itsugrocery.com, or write to us at: itsu [grocery], 40 Broadway, Westminster, London, SW1 H 0BU.

“We apologise for any inconvenience caused and would like to thank you in advance for your understanding and co-operation.”

We believe The Skinny Food Co’s Chocoholic Unicorn Spread is incorrectly labelled as being suitable for vegetarians, as it clearly states carmine in the ingredients. Carmine is an ingredient that is never vegetarian.

We have contacted The Skinny Food Co for clarification and comment.

Anyone with further questions should contact The Skinny Food Co directly via the Contact Us page of their website: www.theskinnyfoodco.com/pages/contact-us.

Nestlé UK and Ireland has decided, as a precautionary measure, to voluntarily recall all cans of SMA Wysoy with the following batch details as some cans have been found to contain pieces of blue plastic used to make the scoops:

Parents who feed their baby SMA Wysoy should look on the base of any cans at the best before dates or batch codes to see if they are from an affected batch.

If you have a can from one of the affected batches, please do not feed your baby with it.

Please contact the SMA Careline on 0800 0 818180 from the UK or 1800 931 832 from Ireland. They will arrange a full refund and be able to answer any questions you might have.

No other SMA Nutrition products are affected by this voluntary recall.

SMA Wysoy is licensed to carry the Vegetarian Society Approved vegetarian trademark.

It has come to our attention that some of Mayfair Pharmaceuticals’ The Intelligent Health CoQ10 supplements have been labelled with our Vegetarian Society Approved vegan trademark in error. This product includes beeswax.

The Intelligent Health CoQ10 is licensed to carry our Vegetarian Society Approved vegetarian trademark.

Mayfair Pharmaceuticals have apologised for the error and are correcting the labelling on this product.

Anyone who has purchased this product in error should contact The Intelligent Health on hello@theintelligenthealth.

It has come to our attention that some of Sunshine Snacks Ltd’s Party Treats Mega Share Bags have been inaccurately labelled with our Vegetarian Society Approved vegetarian trademark. This product includes non-vegetarian sweets containing beef gelatine.

Sunshine Snacks Ltd have apologised for the error and issued a product recall. They have stated they are addressing the matter as quickly as possible.

Anyone who has purchased this product in error should contact Sunshine Snacks Ltd for further advice. Their email address is tara@sunshinesnacks.co.uk.

It has come to our attention that due to a technical error, a number of animal feed products by Allen & Page have been labelled online with the Vegetarian Society Approved vegan trademark instead of our vegetarian trademark. Our website and Allen & Page’s website have now been updated.

Only one of the affected products, Soothe and Gain, has the Vegetarian Society Approved vegan trademark on the product packaging itself. All other products correctly carry our Vegetarian Society Approved vegetarian trademark on the packaging.

Any consumers concerned that they may have purchased a non-vegan animal feed product by Allen & Page in error, should contact Allen & Page for further information and advice either by calling their Nutritional Helpline on 01362 822 902, by emailing helpline@allenandpage.co.uk, or through the Talk To Us page of their website: www.allenandpage.com/talk-to-us/need-advice/.

Food For Progress, manufacturers of Oumph! products, are recalling Oumph! The Burger due to possible traces of milk being found in the product.

Affected products have a Best Before End date of 22/07/2021 and a pack size of 226g (2 x 113g). No other date codes or products are affected.

In a statement, Food For Progress said: “If you have purchased Oumph! The Burger with BBE 22/07/2021 do not eat the
product, please bring it back to your nearest store where you will be given a full refund. You do not need your receipt. We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused and will ensure this doesn’t happen again. If you would like any further information please contact: Oumph! Customer Care on +46 (0) 708 923265.”

Oumph! The Burger is licensed to carry the Vegetarian Society Approved vegan trademark.

It has been brought to our attention that Sainsbury’s 10 Vegetable Gyoza with soy and ginger dip may contain prawn.

As a precautionary measure, Sainsbury’s is asking customers who have purchased this product and have an allergy or an intolerance to prawn (crustaceans), to return it to their nearest Sainsbury’s store, where they will receive a full refund.

Affected products have a best before date of June 2021, an SKU of 7862858, and additional product numbers of 17519 and VN 381 IV 078.

For any concerns or questions regarding this, please contact Sainsbury’s Careline on 0800 636262.