Baby food packages have been recalled after insects were found within them.
Cow & Gate warned parents not to feed their children its ‘Sunny Start My First Banana Muesli’ after receiving complaints about the product.
In a statement on the Food Standards Agency website, the company said: “Cow & Gate is recalling one batch of its Sunny Start My First Banana Muesli from 10 months on a precautionary basis because of complaints regarding insects found in the product.
“The company has advised that this product should not be consumed, in case other packs in the batch are affected.”
The products affected are 330g Muesli packs with a best before date of September 27 2016.
It comes after horrified parents posted details of their discoveries on Twitter.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just opened a bag of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/cowandgate" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103776-https://twitter.com/cowandgate" data-vars-event-id="c23">@cowandgate</a> muesli and found a spiders web. Took it back to Tesco and they found a maggot in it <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/jPvysyrXKm" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103776-http://t.co/jPvysyrXKm" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/jPvysyrXKm</a> — alex (@alexbianco_x) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/alexbianco_x/status/651818265610743808" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103776-https://twitter.com/alexbianco_x/status/651818265610743808" data-vars-event-id="c23">October 7, 2015</a>
One person tweeted: “Just opened a bag of @cowandgate muesli and found a spiders web. Took it back to Tesco and they found a maggot in it”.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Disgusted?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103776-https://twitter.com/hashtag/Disgusted?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#Disgusted</a> Found a <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Wasp?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103776-https://twitter.com/hashtag/Wasp?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#Wasp</a> in a box of <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/cowandgate" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103776-https://twitter.com/cowandgate" data-vars-event-id="c23">@cowandgate</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/baby?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103776-https://twitter.com/hashtag/baby?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#baby</a> rice last month. We Haven't even had an apology. Disgraceful. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://t.co/OIUqWPkgD9" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103776-http://t.co/OIUqWPkgD9" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/OIUqWPkgD9</a> — Dan Barker (@DanBarker89) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/DanBarker89/status/651137805771370500" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3103776-https://twitter.com/DanBarker89/status/651137805771370500" data-vars-event-id="c23">October 5, 2015</a>
Dan Barker posted: “#Disgusted Found a #Wasp in a box of @cowandgate #baby rice last month. We Haven't even had an apology. Disgraceful.”
The company’s statement added: “If you have bought this product, do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was purchased or contact Cow & Gate (via their Careline on 0800 977 4000) for a full refund.”
