The following notice has been issued by the producer
Product Recall
Wells and Young’s has announced today a precautionary recall of beer bottles produced since 4 January 2011 due to a quality issue which could result in small fragments of glass being found in a small number of bottles.
This does not affect any other Wells & Young's beers including cans, casks or kegs. There have been no reports from consumers and this was identified by our internal quality checks.
The bottles of beer affected are:
Product | Ref | Best before date | Product | Ref | Best before date | |
Wels Bombadier Burning Gold (500ml) | L1011 | 14.10.11 | Courage Best Bitter (500ml) | L1006 | 09.10.11 | |
L1018 | 21.10.11 | Young's Light Ale (275ml) | L1010 | 13.10.11 | ||
L1033 | 04.10.11 | L1011 | 14.10.11 | |||
Wells Bombadier (500ml) | L1004 | 07.10.11 | Courage Directors (500ml) | L1007 | 10.10.11 | |
L1005 | 08.10.11 | L1018 | 21.10.11 | |||
L1011 | 14.10.11 | Mongoose Premium Lager (330ml) | L1025 | 25.10.11 | ||
L1012 | 15.10.11 | Mongoose Premium Lager (670ml) | L1027 | 27.10.11 | ||
L1017 | 20.10.11 | L1028 | 28.10.11 | |||
L1018 | 21.10.11 | Wells Banana Bread (500ml) | L1021 | 24.10.11 | ||
L1032 | 03.11.11 | Young's Bitter (500ml) | L1020 | 20.01.11 | ||
L1033 | 04.11.11 | Young's Double Chocolate Stout (500ml) | L1012 | 12.01.11 | ||
Young's Ram Rod (275ml) | L1009 | 12.10.11 | ||||
L1010 | 13.10.11 | |||||
Courage Light Ale (275ml) | L1010 | 13.10.11 | ||||
L1026 | 29.10.11 | |||||
L1027 | 30.10.11 |
Only bottles bought with the above lot codes and best before end dates are affected.
The lot code and best before end date can be found on the shoulder of the bottle stamped in white ink. The potential risk of glass in bottles is extremely low, however consumer safety is our number one priority and that is why we have made this decision.
What you should do
If you have purchased any of the above products, please do not open or consume it. Instead, phone the number below to arrange a product return or contact us by email at support@wellsandyoungs.co.uk
Recall telephone number 0800 389 1156
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