Popular British oat brand Moma Foods has issued an urgent recall of nine porridge products following concerns over possible mouse contamination at its manufacturing facility. The company, which has built a loyal following since its founding in a Deptford railway arch in 2006, is pulling both pot and sachet varieties from shelves across the United Kingdom.
Customers who have purchased the affected products are being advised to stop consuming them immediately and return them to the original point of purchase. Full refunds will be issued, the company confirmed, and point-of-sale notices are being displayed across all retail stores that carry the brand, as well as on retailers’ websites and Moma’s own.
Nine Products Affected Across Two Categories
The recall covers seven porridge pot varieties and two sachet products. According to the Food Standards Agency, which published a statement on its website Sunday, “Moma Foods is recalling various porridge pots and sachet products because of possible mouse contamination at the manufacturing site,” adding that the products “may contain mouse contamination making them unsafe to eat.“
The affected porridge pots include the Almond Butter and Salted Caramel, Apple Cinnamon and Brown Sugar, Banana and Peanut Butter Protein, Blueberry and Vanilla, Cranberry and Raisin, Golden Syrup, and Plain No-Added Sugar varieties.
On the sachet side, both the Almond Butter and Salted Caramel and the Apple, Cinnamon and Brown Sugar options have been flagged. Customers can identify recalled units by checking the lot numbers printed at the base of the pots or on the back of the sachet packaging, multiple batch codes are listed for each product, spanning a range of pack sizes from single units to 12-packs.
Moma Emphasizes Precautionary Nature of the Recall
While the scope of the recall is significant, Moma was careful to frame the action as a precautionary measure rather than a confirmed health incident. The company stated that “even though the chance of contamination of any of the above products being affected is low,” it took the step to ensure consumer safety. No other products in the Moma range have been implicated.
The brand, which started out selling porridge and smoothies from a south-east London railway arch nearly two decades ago, has grown into a recognizable presence on British supermarket shelves and online retailers. According to the company’s own statement, customers are asked not to consume the affected products and should instead return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund, no further action on the part of the consumer is required beyond that.
The FSA’s involvement underscores the seriousness with which British food regulators treat potential biological contamination, even when the risk is characterized as low. For now, Moma has confirmed that the recall is limited to the nine listed products, and that the remainder of its lineup remains unaffected and safe to consume.
