{"id":119185,"date":"2026-04-14T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/?p=119185"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:04:23","slug":"dont-eat-this-bread-major-recall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/dont-eat-this-bread-major-recall\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Eat This Bread: Major Recall Hits Supermarket Shelves Over Rodent Fears"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FNM Bakery Limited has recalled 19 First National Bakery products following fears of rodent contamination at its manufacturing site. The Food Standards Agency confirmed the recall on 13 April 2026, advising consumers not to eat any affected products and to return them for a full refund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Point-of-sale notices are being displayed in all retail outlets stocking the affected batches. Customers who have purchased any of the listed products are being directed to return them to their place of purchase, regardless of whether packaging appears intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Full List of Affected Products, Batch Codes and Best-Before Dates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The FSA has identified <strong>19 product lines<\/strong> under the First National Bakery brand. According to the agency&#8217;s Product Recall Information Notice (reference FSA-PRIN-17-2026) the affected items are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bulla Bread \u2014 batch code 62d \u2014 best before 27 April 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coco Bread \u2014 batch code 59a \u2014 best before 28 April 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corn Bread \u2014 batch code 61e \u2014 best before 28 April 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hi Top Sliced Bread \u2014 batch code 59a \u2014 best before 28 April 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hi Top Unsliced Bread \u2014 batch code 59a \u2014 best before 28 April 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wholemeal Sliced Bread \u2014 batch code 59b \u2014 best before 28 April 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wholemeal Unsliced Bread \u2014 batch code 59b \u2014 best before 28 April 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shilling (Small Bread) \u2014 batch code 62a \u2014 best before 28 April 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large Sliced Square \u2014 batch code 62a \u2014 best before 28 April 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medium Sliced Square \u2014 batch code 62a \u2014 best before 28 April 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large Unsliced Square \u2014 batch code 62a \u2014 best before 28 April 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medium Unsliced Square \u2014 batch code 62a \u2014 best before 28 April 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mongoose \u2014 batch code 62a \u2014 best before 28 April 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Twist \u2014 batch code 62a \u2014 best before 28 April 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wing \u2014 batch code 62a \u2014 best before 28 April 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large Bun \u2014 batch code 57c \u2014 best before 5 May 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bun Cob \u2014 batch code 56c \u2014 best before 5 May 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medium Bun \u2014 batch code 57c \u2014 best before 5 May 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.food.gov.uk\/news-alerts\/alert\/fsa-prin-17-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FSA <\/a>states that these products &#8220;<em>may be contaminated by rodents making them unsafe to eat.<\/em>&#8221; The recall applies specifically to England, and no injuries or illnesses have been reported in connection with any of the listed batches at the time of publication.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/The-recalled-products-with-all-sizes-batch-codes-and-best-before-Use-by-dates-\u00a9FSA-1200x727.jpg\" alt=\"The recalled products with all sizes, batch codes and best before\/ Use-by dates \u00a9FSA\" class=\"wp-image-119188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/The-recalled-products-with-all-sizes-batch-codes-and-best-before-Use-by-dates-\u00a9FSA-1200x727.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/The-recalled-products-with-all-sizes-batch-codes-and-best-before-Use-by-dates-\u00a9FSA-380x230.jpg 380w, https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/The-recalled-products-with-all-sizes-batch-codes-and-best-before-Use-by-dates-\u00a9FSA-520x315.jpg 520w, https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/The-recalled-products-with-all-sizes-batch-codes-and-best-before-Use-by-dates-\u00a9FSA-1536x931.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/The-recalled-products-with-all-sizes-batch-codes-and-best-before-Use-by-dates-\u00a9FSA.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The recalled products with all sizes, batch codes and best before\/ Use-by dates \u00a9FSA<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Consumers Should Do<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Consumers who have purchased any of the above <a href=\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/supermarket-recalls-chicken-contamination\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"108930\">products <\/a>are advised not to eat them under any circumstances, even if the packaging appears undamaged and the product was stored correctly at home. Returning a recalled product entitles the purchaser to a<strong> full refund <\/strong>from the retailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FSA draws a distinction between product withdrawals, in which items are removed from shelves before reaching customers, and recalls, where members of the public are actively asked to return goods already purchased. This incident has been handled at the Product Recall Information Notice level. For further information, consumers may contact FNM Bakery Limited directly by emailing Caribbean.bakers@yahoo.com or by calling 0121 553 5117.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A well-known bread brand has found itself at the centre of a food safety crisis after authorities ordered an urgent recall affecting nearly 20 product lines. The Food Standards Agency confirmed the move following concerns raised at the bakery&#8217;s own manufacturing site. Shoppers who have already taken these products home are being urged to act immediately and not consume them under any circumstances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":119192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119185"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119195,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119185\/revisions\/119195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}