New Zealand Food Safety is supporting Foodstuffs Own Brands Limited in its recall of Pams brand Afghan Oat Baked Bars.
Pams brand Afghan Oat Baked Bars have been recalled as the product may contain foreign matter (metal).
"The concern with these oat bars is that some metal from manufacturing equipment may have got into the product during the production process," said New Zealand Food Safety deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle.
"If you have any Pams brand Afghan Oat Baked Bars with a Best Before of '16/01/2026' don’t eat it. You can return it to the place of purchase for a refund. If that’s not possible, throw it out."
The affected products are sold at Four Square, Gilmours, New World, Pak’nSave, Social Supermarket, and Trents nationwide.
The products have been removed from store shelves and have not been exported.
New Zealand Food Safety has not received any notifications of associated injury.
"As is our usual practice, New Zealand Food Safety will work with Foodstuffs Own Brands Limited to understand how this happened and prevent its recurrence," said Arbuckle.
The vast majority of food sold in New Zealand is safe, but sometimes, problems can occur. Foodstuffs Own Brands Ltd Pams Afghan Oat Baked Bars (240g) are muesli bars sold in a cardboard box containing six bars.
The product has not been exported and this recall does not affect any other Pams brand products.
Customers are asked to check the batch number and date mark on the bottom of the packaging.
Affected product should not be consumed. There have been no reports of associated injury; however if you have consumed any of this product and have concerns about your health, seek medical advice.
Customers should return the product to their retailer for a full refund.
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