New Zealand Food Safety has recalled Foodstuffs Own Brands’ Pams brand Afghan Oat Baked Bars amid fears the product may contain metal fragments.
“The concern with these oat bars is that some metal from manufacturing equipment may have got into the product during the production process,” says New Zealand Food Safety Deputy Director-General, Vincent Arbuckle.
“If you have any Pams brand Afghan Oat Baked Bars with a Best Before of ’16/01/2026′ don’t eat it. You can return it to the place of purchase for a refund. If that’s not possible, throw it out,” said Mr Arbuckle.
The affected products are sold at Four Square, Gilmours, New World, Pak’nSave, Social Supermarket, and Trents nationwide.
The products have been removed from store shelves and have not been exported.
New Zealand Food Safety has not received any notifications of associated injury.
“As is our usual practice, New Zealand Food Safety will work with Foodstuffs Own Brands Limited to understand how this happened and prevent its recurrence,” says Mr Arbuckle.