New Zealand Food Safety is supporting Speirs Foods in its recall of a range of salad products as they may contain metal filings.
Affected products are sold at Fresh Choice, New World, Pak'n Save and Woolworths supermarkets throughout New Zealand.
"The concern with metal filings is that they could cause injury," said New Zealand Food Safety deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle.
"If you have any affected products don’t eat them. You can return it to the place of purchase for a refund. If that’s not possible, throw it out."
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 Spiers Foods to understand how this happened and prevent its recurrence."
Product identification
- Product type Coleslaw and ready to eat salads
Speirs Foods brand Healthy Options Slaw
Speirs Foods brand Bulk Coleslaw
Speirs Foods brand Premium Coleslaw
Speirs Foods brand Vege Mango with Cashew Salad / Broccoli Cauli & Mango with Cashew Salad
Speirs Foods brand Broccoli Cranberry Pumpkin Seeds Salad
Note, these products of various weights were sold in store from the deli serve between 27 August and 29 August 2025.
Woolworths brand Classic Coleslaw Salad (250g) use-by-date 05/09/2025 and 06/09/2025 Woolworths brand Classic Coleslaw Salad (450g) use-by-date 05/09/2025 and 06/09/2025
Package size and description
- Woolworths brand Classic Coleslaw – The products are sold in a 250g and 450g plastic container.
- Ready to eat salads – The products are sold in plastic containers of various weights sold in store from the Deli Counter.
Distribution
- Woolworths brand Classic Coleslaw – The products are sold in Woolworths and Fresh Choice supermarkets throughout New Zealand.
- Ready to eat salads – The products are sold in Woolworths, Fresh Choice, New World and Pak’nSave stores throughout New Zealand.
- The products have not been exported. This recall does not affect any other Woolworths brand products.
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