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Porridge recalled over mouse contamination fears

Dearbail JordanBusiness reporter
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Moma Foods has pulled some porridge pots and sachets from supermarket shelves and warned people not to eat them because of possible mouse contamination at a manufacturing site.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued an alert stating that the firm, which is owned by Irn-Bru-maker AG Barr, was recalling nine items including its almond butter and salted caramel pots and sachets.

It said: "These products may contain mouse contamination making them unsafe to eat."

Moma, which also makes oat milk, said no other products had been affected. The BBC has contacted the company for comment.

The Moma products being recalled are:

  • Almond Butter & Salted Caramel Porridge Pot 55g in one, eight and 12 packs
  • Apple, Cinnamon & Brown Sugar Porridge Pot 65g in one and eight packs
  • Banana & Peanut Butter Protein Porridge Pot 65g in one and eight packs
  • Blueberry & Vanilla Porridge Pot 65g in one and eight packs
  • Cranberry & Raisin Porridge Pot 70g in one, eight and 12 packs
  • Golden Syrup Porridge Pot 70g in one, eight and 12 packs
  • Plain No-Added Sugar Porridge Pot 65g in one and 12 packs
  • Almond Butter & Salted Caramel Porridge Sachets 7x40g in one and five packs
  • Apple, Cinnamon & Brown Sugar Porridge Sachets 6x40g in one and five packs

The FSA said: "Any consumers who have purchased affected Moma porridge products are asked not to consume them. Instead, they should return the products to the store where they were purchased and a full refund will be issued."

Moma was founded in 2006 by Tom Mercer, who left his job at business consultancy Bain & Company to set up the business trading from a railway arch at Waterloo Station in London.

Moma was bought by AG Barr in 2022 after the firm intially took a major stake in the business.