Essenté — recall

Food · New Zealand · 2026-05-08

Essenté food products may contain hard plastic foreign matter

Country	New Zealand
Category	Food
Published	2026-05-08
Brand	Essenté
Company	Davis Trading Company Ltd
Product type	Food
Reason	the products may contain foreign matter (hard plastic)
Affected area	New Zealand
Recall number	essente-brand-crushed-and-sliced-lemongrass-range-have-been-recalled-as-the-products-may-contain-foreign-matter-hard-plastic
Official notice	View source ↗

What this means for sellers

Likely platform / channel actions	Retailers/importers typically pull and return stock; similar products may face tighter border checks.
Self-check for comparable products	Effectiveness of metal-detection / X-ray control points.
Rules & standards likely involved	the destination market's product-safety rules and mandatory standards

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