Marks and Spencer issues urgent recall on popular product – ‘do not eat’ | UK | News
Marks & Spencer has issued a product recall due to the risk of it containing an ingredient not listed on its packaging. The supermarket is recalling its own brand M&S Milk Chocolate Honeycomb “due to the possibility of a small number of packages containing undeclared peanuts”.
This means that the product is a possible health risk for anyone allergic to peanuts. Food Standards Agency (FSA) in question. M&S marked the product with a label point of sale notification. The affected batches have an expiration date of May 12, 2026 and batch number 5242.
All the details are below.
- Product: M&S Milk Chocolate Honeycomb
- Package size: 120g
- Lot number: 5242
- Best before: May 12, 2026
- Barcode number: 0917568/29143603
M&S apologized to customers and said the decision had been taken “out of an abundance of caution”.
Anyone who purchased the product and was allergic to peanuts was told not to eat it. You can return the packages to the nearest store for a full refund.
Customers can contact Marks & Spencer on 03330 148555 for more information.
The supermarket said “customer safety is of the utmost importance to Marks & Spencer”.
“We take all matters related to the production of our food extremely seriously,” he added.
The FSA said: “Marks & Spencer is recalling the above product from its customers and its members are advised to contact relevant allergy support organizations who will inform them of the recall.
“The company also issued a point-of-sale notice to its customers. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do once they purchase the product.”
