Argos has issued a recall for the £10 Orchard Toys Fun Food Bingo game, a popular Christmas gift, due to concerns over potential mildew contamination. Parents who purchased the game between 1 September and 23 December are urged to return it for a full refund.
The product has been withdrawn from sale across all stores. Argos’ alert states: “Orchard Toys is recalling the above Fun Food Bingo; the product may present a risk of microbial contamination. It has been identified that there may be small amounts of mildew on the cotton bag included in the game.
“Mildew may pose a risk to health in individuals with compromised immune systems, damaged lungs or an allergy to mildew.” The game’s packaging features various smiling food item characters and a prominent yellow label stating ‘Fun Food Bingo’.
According to the Mirror, another notice on the Argos site reads: “Please stop using the toy immediately, check if you have an affected batch and if so, return it to your local Argos store for a full refund or contact Argos direct on 0800 011 3462 Monday to Sunday 08:00 – 20:00.
“We take the quality and safety of our products extremely seriously and would like to apologise to customers affected for any inconvenience this may cause. No other Orchard Toys products are affected by this recall.”
For more information on product recalls, you can visit the Food Standards Agency and Chartered Trading Standards websites. Recall notices should also be visible in stores if a product has been removed from shelves.
In other supermarket news, Tesco has issued an alert about its own-brand packs of ten cooked beef slices with a use-by date of January 24, 2025. The 125g pack, priced at £1.45, was incorrectly labelled – the correct use-by date is actually December 24, 2025.
This follows a previous recall by Tesco of its Tesco Finest All Butter Pastry Mince Pies due to potential contamination with pieces of dried glue from packaging. The affected best before dates are: October 4, 2024, October 26, 2024, November 2, 2024 and November 10, 2024.
Aldi has also recalled its Let’s Party Vegetable Bao Buns as they may contain sesame, which is not declared on the label. This could pose a health risk to anyone with a sesame allergy.
The bao buns may also contain duck meat, which is not listed on the packaging.