Popular breakfast cereals recalled over flour beetles

Batches of popular breakfast cereals Ready Brek Original and Tesco Super Smooth Porridge have been recalled due to the presence of flour beetles.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland issued the recall notice this evening, saying the products contained the presence of flour beetles, rendering them "unfit for human consumption".

Flour beetles are small pantry insects that belong to the Tribolium genus. They are among the most common pests found in stored food products such as flour, rice, pasta, cereals, and spices.

Adult flour beetles are very small, usually about 3 to 4 mm long. Their bodies are flat and elongated, with a shiny reddish-brown color.

The recall included 750g batches of Ready Brek Original, with the following best-before dates: 08/07/2027, 09/07/2027, 29/07/2027, 04/08/2027, 19/08/2027, 20/08/2027, 15/09/2027 and 16/09/2027.

The notice also included 450g batches of Ready Brek Original, with the best-before dates: 01/07/2027, 02/07/2027, 21/07/2027, 22/07/2027, 18/08/2027, 19/08/2027, 17/09/2027, 22/09/2027 and 01/10/2027.

Tesco Super Smooth Porridge batches, 750g, were also recalled, inclusive of all the best before dates between 30/06/2027 and 15/08/2027.

Retailers are asked to remove the implicated batches.

The authority added that consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches.