Safety body reveal dozens of food products pulled from shelves due to 'foreign objects'

Dozens of food products were pulled from the shelves of Irish supermarkets last year after the presence of foreign objects such as plastic, glass and insects were discovered.

Safety body reveal dozens of food products pulled from shelves due to 'foreign objects'

Dozens of food products were pulled from the shelves of Irish supermarkets last year after the presence of foreign objects such as plastic, glass and insects were discovered.

This included the detection of small pieces of plastic in frozen sausage rolls and hash browns, undeclared alcohol in herbal tea, beetles in flour and, in one instance, concerns about ’’exploding’’ hot sauce.

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