Got this in my email
I thought it was my public duty to pass this on:
Quaker Oats Ltd withdraws a batch of Quaker Oats due to the presence of moth pupae and larvae within the product Thursday 05 October 2006 Food Alert: for Information
Ref: 45/2006 (47/2006 Scotland) Quaker Oats Ltd has undertaken a withdrawal of a batch of 750 cartons of their own brand 1kg boxes of 'Quaker Oats with free measuring cup' due to the presence of moth pupae and larvae within the product.
Quaker Oats has undertaken a product withdrawal of the affected batch and point-of-sale notices will be displayed in relevant stores to notify the public of the withdrawal. The notice advises consumers of the reason for the withdrawal and the actions they should take if they have already purchased the affected product.
The product was distributed in the north of England to Tesco stores via their distribution depot in Middlewich, Cheshire, and Sainsburys stores via their distribution centre in Haydock, Merseyside, and has been removed from their shelves.
The product being withdrawn is:
Quaker Oats with free measuring cup 1kg cartons
Best Before 11/08/2007 221 (time stamp between 23:40 and 00:10 inclusive) W
No other codes or Quaker Oats products are known to be affected.
http://www.food.gov.uk/enforcement/alerts/2006/oct/quaker
These things always make me wonder. It's all very well "withdrawing" a product after a screw-up but what about the people that don't get the message? I don't walk around the supermarket every day reading all the notices. The only reason I get these email updates is because of the degree I'm doing. There is no way you can successfully get the word out to all customers and withdraw everything. The answer? Stop screwing up in the first place!!! Is it really that hard to manufacture some food correctly? (I think I'm taking this a bit hard because oats are one of my favourite foods.)
Quaker Oats Ltd withdraws a batch of Quaker Oats due to the presence of moth pupae and larvae within the product Thursday 05 October 2006 Food Alert: for Information
Ref: 45/2006 (47/2006 Scotland) Quaker Oats Ltd has undertaken a withdrawal of a batch of 750 cartons of their own brand 1kg boxes of 'Quaker Oats with free measuring cup' due to the presence of moth pupae and larvae within the product.
Quaker Oats has undertaken a product withdrawal of the affected batch and point-of-sale notices will be displayed in relevant stores to notify the public of the withdrawal. The notice advises consumers of the reason for the withdrawal and the actions they should take if they have already purchased the affected product.
The product was distributed in the north of England to Tesco stores via their distribution depot in Middlewich, Cheshire, and Sainsburys stores via their distribution centre in Haydock, Merseyside, and has been removed from their shelves.
The product being withdrawn is:
Quaker Oats with free measuring cup 1kg cartons
Best Before 11/08/2007 221 (time stamp between 23:40 and 00:10 inclusive) W
No other codes or Quaker Oats products are known to be affected.
http://www.food.gov.uk/enforcement/alerts/2006/oct/quaker
These things always make me wonder. It's all very well "withdrawing" a product after a screw-up but what about the people that don't get the message? I don't walk around the supermarket every day reading all the notices. The only reason I get these email updates is because of the degree I'm doing. There is no way you can successfully get the word out to all customers and withdraw everything. The answer? Stop screwing up in the first place!!! Is it really that hard to manufacture some food correctly? (I think I'm taking this a bit hard because oats are one of my favourite foods.)