Update 1: Fold Hill Foods recall several cat food products because of safety concerns
Why it was recalled
Fold Hill Foods is taking the precautionary action of recalling several hypoallergenic cat food products because of safety concerns. This product recall information notice has been updated to include all best before dates for Applaws products with the site code GB218E5009. This is not due to the identification of further safety concerns, but is a voluntary action by the manufacturer to make things easier for consumers to understand which products have been affected.
Affected products
| Product | Pack size | Batch codes | Use by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applaws Cat Dry Chicken | 400g, 2kg and 7.5kg | GB218E5009 | – |
| Applaws Cat Dry Chicken & Salmon | 400g, 2kg and 7.5kg | GB218E5009 | – |
| AVA Adult Mature Chicken 7+ | 2kg and 4kg | All batch codes | – |
| AVA Senior Chicken 12+ | 2kg | All batch codes | – |
| AVA Sensitive Skin & Stomach | 1.5kg | All batch codes | – |
| AVA Weight Management | 1.5kg | All batch codes | – |
| AVA Hairball | 1.5kg | All batch codes | – |
| AVA Oral Care | 1.5kg | All batch codes | – |
| AVA British Shorthair | 1.5kg | All batch codes | – |
| AVA Persian | 1.5kg | All batch codes | – |
| AVA Maine Coon | 1.5kg | All batch codes | – |
| by Sainsbury’s Hypoallergenic Recipe complete dry cat food with Salmon 1+ Years | 800g | All batch codes | – |
| Applaws Kitten Dry Chicken | 400g, 2kg and 7.5kg | GB218E5009 | – |
| by Sainsbury’s Hypoallergenic Recipe complete dry cat food with Chicken 1+ Years | 800g | All batch codes | – |
| Applaws Cat Dry Chicken & Lamb | 400g, 2kg and 7.5kg | GB218E5009 | – |
| Applaws Cat Dry Chicken & Duck | 400g, 2kg and 7.5kg | GB218E5009 | – |
| Applaws Cat Dry Ocean Fish | 350g, 1.8kg and 6kg | GB218E5009 | – |
| Applaws Cat Dry Senior Chicken | 400g, 2kg and 7.5kg | GB218E5009 | – |
| AVA Kitten Chicken | 300g and 2kg | All batch codes | – |
| AVA Adult Chicken | 300g, 2kg and 4kg | All batch codes | – |
| AVA Adult Fish | 2kg | All batch codes | – |
What you should do
If you have bought any of the above products you should stop feeding them to your cat. If you have bought an AVA product contact www.petsathome.com and fill out the contact form on the help page or livechat. If you have bought an Applaws product contact www.applaws.com/uk/contact-us. If you have bought a Sainsbury’s product contact www.sainsburys.co.uk/help or their Customer Careline on 0800 636262. If cat owners are concerned about the health of their pet then they should seek immediate advice from their vet.
Action taken by the business
Fold Hill Foods is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notices.
Official sources
Read the full notice on the Food Standards AgencyFSA reference: FSA-PRIN-36-2021-update-1 · Last updated 24 June 2021
Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Yum Britannia is an independent service and is not affiliated with the FSA.