Yoghurts Recalled Over Rubber Contamination

Yoghurts have been recalled from five British supermarkets over fears they could contain pieces of rubber.

Yeo Valley, which manufactured the supermarket-branded yoghurts, has told Asda, Co-operative, Sainsbury (Amsterdam: SJ6.AS - news) 's, Tesco (Xetra: 852647 - news) and Waitrose to remove some of the products.

The Food Standards Agency said they posed a "possible risk to health".

In a statement, Yeo Valley said: "We can confirm that a piece of rubber was found in a fruit conserve supplied by one of our suppliers. The supplier has identified the cause and has identified all fruit conserves, an ingredient used in fruit yogurts, that may be affected.

"Whilst the risk is considered to be low, as a precaution, we will be disposing of any potentially affected yogurts that have not yet been dispatched, as well as recalling the relevant batches of products from those affected retailers.

"Food safety and quality are paramount to Yeo Valley. We would like to apologise unreservedly to all customers."

The company said none of its own branded products were affected.

Customers who have bought any of the yoghurts have been advised not to eat them.

The affected products include some from The Collective Dairy brand.

The recalled products are:

:: Asda

Asda Extra Special Scottish Raspberry West Country Yogurt (150g); Asda Fat Free Red Cherry Yogurt (450g); Asda Fat Free Red Cherry Yogurt (four pack); Asda Low Fat Coconut Yogurt (450g); Asda Low Fat Lemon Yogurt (four pack); Asda Low Fat Lemon Yogurt (450g); Asda Low Fat Mango & Passion fruit Yoghurt (450g); Collective Dairy Wild Blueberry Yoghurt (150g); Collective Dairy Wild Blueberry Yoghurt (450g).

:: Co-operative

Co-op Rise & Shine Greek Style Yogurt and Raspberry (160g); Co-Op Strawberry and Raspberry Low Fat Yogurts (four pack); Co-op Truly Irresistible Limited Edition Mango, Brazilian Orange and Coconut Yogurt (150g).

:: Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's Basics Fruit Selection Yogurts (four pack, two strawberry and two peach); Sainsbury's Basics Strawberry Yogurt (125g)

:: Tesco

Tesco Finest Strawberries & Cream Yoghurt (150g); Tesco Low Fat Coconut Yoghurt (450g); Tesco Low Fat Lemon Yoghurt (450g); Collective Dairy Wild Blueberry Yoghurt (150g).

:: Waitrose

Deliciously Fruity Raspberry Low Fat Yogurt (125g); Fragrant Creamy Scottish Raspberry Yogurt (150g); Multipack Deliciously Fruity Low Fat Yogurt (four pack, two strawberry and two raspberry); The Collective Dairy Wild Blueberry Yoghurt (450g); The Collective Dairy Wild Blueberry Yoghurt (150g).

It comes as Lidl issued a recall for packets of peanuts and fruit yoghurts because the labels did not mention that they contained nuts or milk.

The German company said it was recalling Alesto Honey Peanuts with a best before date of February 2017, and multi-pack Milbona fruit yoghurts (Other OTC: UBGXF - news) .