A “microbiome-boosting” supplement sold by diet and nutrition guru Professor Tim Spector has been urgently recalled due to possible contamination with dangerous stone and metal fragments.
The regulator, the Food Standards Agency (FSA), this morning issued a recall for ZOE Daily 30+ 7 Day supplement pack.
They warned that the supplement, which comes in the form of a coarse powder containing 30 different plants and boasts that it is “naturally rich in copper,” “may contain small stones and small pieces of metal.”
Waitrose, the only supermarket selling the ZOE pack for £13.50, has issued the recall for batches with a best-before date of September 30 next year.
It has not been detailed how the stone and metal got into the product.
The FSA said those who purchased the affected batches should return them to Waitrose for a full refund.
ZOE, the diet company co-founded by Professor Spector, launched the Daily 30+ range earlier this year.
It aims to aid digestion by delivering material from 30 plants, including seven fruits and vegetables, eight mushrooms, five herbs, six seeds, three nuts and two legumes and whole grains.
A trendy supplement sold by diet and nutrition guru Professor Tim Spector has been urgently recalled due to possible contamination with dangerous stone and metal fragments.
Professor Spector launched the Daily 30+ range earlier this year
Waitrose, the only supermarket selling the ZOE pack for £13.50, has issued the recall for batches with a best-before date of September 30 next year.
The supplement is designed to be added to savory foods such as pasta or grilled meats and vegetables, eggs on toast, salads or breakfast dishes.
Each tablespoon contains 5g of fiber, about one-sixth of the recommended intake for adults.
ZOE’s website states that the variety of plant foods contained in the product help maintain a healthy gut microbiome, the collection of beneficial organisms such as bacteria that live in the digestive system.
This, in turn, helps promote normal bowel movements and the high-density minerals and vitamins it contains also help increase energy levels, its creators say.
Dragons Den star and ZOE investor Steven Bartlett previously described the supplement as a “revolution”.
“No ultra-processed pills or shakes, just real food,” reads a testimonial on ZOE’s website.
ZOE ads posted on social media featuring Bartlett were previously banned for “misleading” customers by not declaring their financial interest in the brand.
A ZOE spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘In initiating this recall we acted with great caution to maintain our high quality standards.
“The issue was discovered at one of our critical control points in the supply chain and is therefore being fully assessed.”
‘We take product quality very seriously and seek to address the issue quickly and effectively. Customers will have the option to have their order refunded or replaced.”