London, June 27, 2026, 16:08 BST
- Amazon.com Inc NASDAQ:AMZN faced renewed scrutiny over marketplace safety controls in June after water beads sold on its site and four baby floats featured in TikTok videos were recalled. The items put online risk back in focus for investors.
- Prepworld has recalled 13 short-shelf-life fruit packs after Salmonella was found, affecting items sent to Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO), J Sainsbury PLC (LON:SBRY), Marks and Spencer Group PLC (LON:MKS), Asda, Morrisons and Waitrose.
- Morrisons saw its second milk-allergen alert in less than a week as the FSA put out another notice Saturday.
UK recall notices out this week point to two issues for consumers. Child-safety alerts are now flagging more third-party items. Major grocers, meanwhile, keep seeing supplier or label problems in cheaper food. On Saturday, a retail recap listed warnings for Amazon, Morrisons, and TikTok. Official notices split the latest cases between food safety and general consumer products.
London-listed stocks were not trading on Saturday, as the London Stock Exchange is open from 0800 to 1630 London time, Monday through Friday.
Morrisons is recalling its Maple & Bacon Back of the Net snack, 140g pack, because some packs have milk not listed on the label, the Food Standards Agency said Saturday. The snack has a best-before date of Aug. 22, 2026. FSA said this recall is a precaution for people with a milk allergy or intolerance.
Morrisons recalled Coronation Chicken Pasta, 230g, batch code GBB 584 031, use-by June 30, 2026, on June 24. The FSA warned some packs might contain Florida Salad, which has milk not listed on the label.
Supplier action triggered the wider grocer recall. Prepworld pulled 13 fruit packs after tests found Salmonella in apple and kiwi. The products were sold at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, M&S, Asda, Morrisons and Waitrose, with use-by dates of June 23 or June 24.
Short shelf life keeps the direct sales hit minor, but suppliers are the big worry here. One ingredient issue touched six retail banners. That kind of spread can mean public grocers spend extra on supplier audits, in-store alerts, and customer notifications—even for lower-priced recalled goods.
Office for Product Safety and Standards logged 3,503 reports outside food so far. The current page shows June alerts for a ring light from Amazon, four TikTok baby-float recalls, and an LED flood light, also sold on Amazon. There are listings for eBay and Wish items further down.
Amazon had a 50,000-piece water-bead product listed, OPSS said. The regulator called it high risk, saying kids could choke if they swallow the hydrated beads. The item isn’t for sale anymore, OPSS said.
TikTok named a wider range of products in its notices. OPSS flagged recalls for baby floats with canopies, neck floats, toy-like floats, and light-blue or low-visibility baby floats, with all the recalls dated June 22. The agency said it pulled the products from end users and removed the affected marketplace listings.
KTL, previously known as Kandy Toys, pulled the Glitter and Glow Magical Sand Art Kit after OPSS said some of the sand could be contaminated with a small amount of asbestos. The product was also taken off the market, according to a Gov notice. The June roundups that mentioned the sand-toy warning kept it separate from food and marketplaces.
Food recalls this week stretched beyond store brands. Ferrero UK pulled frozen Nutella Croissants on June 25, after the FSA warned some batches could have metal in them. On June 26, Icesupp recalled certain mango & passionfruit and mixed-berry lines over a packaging flaw that could bring microbiological contamination risk. Earlier in June, Krispy Kreme Inc NASDAQ:DNUT was flagged by the FSA for failing to declare hazelnuts in its Individual Pitch Perfect Doughnut and Match Day Dozen products.
Investors pay more attention to where the problem lies than to how many recalls happen. With grocery chains, the issue often comes down to how suppliers manage allergens and labels. For online marketplaces, it’s about how well they control listings, handle third-party sellers, and how quickly they can pull faulty products. Here, the legal and branding risks can end up costing more than the value of the products pulled.
