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06 Sept 2025

ALERT: Choking risk prompts swift recall of jelly sweets from shops in Ireland

ALERT: Choking risk prompts swift recall of jelly sweets from shops in Ireland

ALERT: Choking risk prompts swift recall of jelly sweets from shops in Ireland Image: Stock picture/Pixabay

Multiple sweets are being recalled from the Irish market due to a risk of choking. 

According to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), LIUM Jelly Ume with sugar and sweetener, LIUM Jelly Umeand Strawberry with sugar and sweetener, LIUM Jelly Ume and Mango with sugar and sweetener, LIUM Jelly Ume and Maracuja with sugar and sweetener are all being removed from shelves at shops in Ireland. 

The above flavours (all best before dates) are being recalled as they may cause a choking risk due to the presence of certain unauthorised gel-forming additives. 

Retailers are requested to remove the products from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.

Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated sweets. 

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