Cocobella yoghurt to return to shelves after contamination cause identified and fixed
Cocobella says it has found the cause of the contamination that triggered a nationwide recall.
The popular coconut yoghurt brand pulled all flavours and sizes of its products from shelves in August after undeclared traces of milk were discovered.
The company has now completed its investigation and products will return to stores this week, it said in a statement shared on social media on Wednesday.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“After a thorough investigation, Cocobella coconut yoghurt will be returning to shelves this week,” the company said.
It revealed the contamination was caused by “a mechanical issue” that allowed milk to enter a small number of batches.
“We have since made a permanent engineering change to fix this and to ensure it cannot happen again,” the statement continued.
Cocobella also promised clearer allergen labelling and enhanced testing for milk proteins.
“We’re also making changes to our labels and website to assist people with a milk allergy, and enhancing our milk allergen testing.”
The brand apologised to those affected and thanked customers for their patience.
“We are so sorry to all of those affected, and for letting you down, especially people with food allergy and their families,” it said.
At least 10 people, including children, were hospitalised after eating Cocobella’s “dairy-free” yoghurts prior to the recall.
Originally published on 7NEWS
