FIVE supermarkets have recalled custard and rice pudding products because they may contain plastic.
Brits are being urged to return Ambrosia My Mini Custard Pots, My Mini 30% Less Sugar Custard Pots and My Mini Rice Pots.
Premier FoodsBrits are being urged to return Ambrosia My Mini Custard Pots because they may contain plastic[/caption]
Premier FoodsMy Mini Rice Pots are also being recalled because of the ‘possible choking hazard’ fears[/caption]
The products are sold at supermarkets including Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda, Ocado and Iceland.
The Food Standards Agency said they may contain pieces of plastic that are “a possible choking hazard”.
A spokesperson said: “Premier Foods is recalling various Ambrosia My Mini Pots because they may contain pieces of plastic.
“The possible presence of plastic presents a possible choking hazard and makes these products unsafe to eat.”
Premier Foods, which owns Ambrosia, is advising customers who bought the products with best before end date between April and October this year not to eat them.
A spokesperson said: “As a precaution, Ambrosia are recalling packs of ‘My mini’ rice and custard pots due to the potential risk that a small piece of plastic from the packaging may be present inside the product and may create a choking hazard if consumed.
“Anyone who has purchased the product is advised to not eat it and retain the packing and either return the product to store or contact Ambrosia for a full refund.”
Swallowing sharp objects like plastic can injure your teeth, mouth and food pipe, and is a choking risk, particularly for young children.
If fragments make it further into the body, this can puncture the intestines and cause internal bleeding in severe cases.
Choking happens when someone’s airway suddenly gets blocked, either fully or partly.
Around 276 Brits died from choking in 2021, according to the Office For National Statistics.
The number of people dying from choking on objects other than food more than doubled in the two years up to 2021 compared to the previous two years.
Premier FoodsAmbrosia My Mini 30% Less Sugar Custard Pots are also being recalled[/caption]
What to do if someone is choking
Mild choking
If the airway is only partly blocked, the person will usually be able to speak, cry, cough or breathe, and may be able to clear the blockage themselves.
In adults:
Encourage them to keep coughing
Ask them to try to spit out the object
Don’t put your fingers in their mouth
If coughing doesn’t work, start back blows
In children:
If you can see the object, try to remove it (but don’t poke blindly)
Encouraging coughing
Shout for help if coughing isn’t effective or the child is silent
Use back blows if the child is still conscious but not coughing
Severe choking
In adults:
Where choking is severe, the person won’t be able to speak, cry, cough or breathe.
Without help, they’ll eventually become unconscious, so you should carry out back blows.
In children:
Back blows can be carried out on children under one year.
If this doesn’t work, chest thrusts can be started on kids up to 12 months old, and abdominal thrusts on those over one year.
Call 999 if the blockage doesn’t come out after trying back blows and either chest or abdominal thrusts.
Keep trying this cycle until help arrives.
Even if the object has come out, get medical help. Part of the object might have been left behind, or the patient might have been hurt by the procedure.
Source: NHS