Walkers recall crisps for potential rubber contamination for the third time this year

The UK FSA has issued a food alert to confirm that Walkers Snack Foods Ltd has recalled certain date codes of Walkers crisps due to the possible presence of pieces of yellow rubber in the products. This is the third recall this year for rubber contamination. There were recalls back in August and in February. This alert reads:

"Walkers Snack Foods Ltd has undertaken a product recall of all the affected batches. Product recall notices will appear in the national press today, 4 December 2008, and point-of-sale notices will be displayed in all retail outlets. These notices will advise customers of the reason for the recall and the actions they can take if they have already purchased the affected products.
The affected products are: Walkers Crisps
Best before: 17 January 2009 GBL***306 (the asterisks represent different line numbers and therefore may vary). A variety of different flavours, sizes and pack formats are implicated
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Follow the UK FSA link to obtain a full list of products.

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