If you own or manage a food or other business in Havering now is the time to enter the Havering Business Awards 2016. Entry is free.

You can come along to a free workshop on Wednesday 25 May to pick up tips about how to prepare a winning entry. Book a workshop place here.

There are 11 categories to choose from with full details available here.

Finalists and winners receive a package of PR and promotions to celebrate their success.

Winners will be announced at the Gala Awards Ceremony on Friday 7 October at CEME Conference Centre, Rainham.

Free entry is done on line here.

Have you bought any of these recently?

Here are the latest product recalls and safety notices issued in the last month.

If you, or anyone you know, have recently purchased, or have one of these products at home, please see the relevant link for more information and what you should do next. 

Food Safety Alerts

The following recalls have been issued by the relevant retailer and/or manufacturer:

• TRS Jeera (Cumin) Powder and TRS Chilli (Extra Hot) Powder recalled due to the presence of salmonella
• Baketime Ltd recalls various branded biscuit, snack and confectionery products
• Netto recalls its Rice Market Basmati Rice and Rice Market Parboiled Rice due to possible pest contamination
• Hill’s Pet Nutrition recalls cat food pouches (pet food) due to high levels of iron
• Costco Wholesale recalls its Organic by Nature Organic Vegetable Medley due to possible listeria contamination
• Argo Poultry recalls Whole Cooked Chickens due to lack of validation of shelf-life applied to products
• Asda recalls its Chicken & Sweetcorn Pasta Salad due to the presence of salmonella
• Müller Kids Corner Butterflies Strawberry Yogurt recalled as a single pot from the batch may contain a small piece of plastic
• Sainsbury’s recalls its Strawberry Fromage Frais Pouches as they may contain pieces of blue plastic
• Glen Turner extends its recall of rum products produced for Asda and Aldi as they may contain small fragments of glass
• Campsie Glen Smokehouse Ltd recalls Smoked Halibut, Smoked Trout and Smoked Salmon products

Product Recalls and Safety Notices

The following recalls and safety notices have been issued by the relevant retailer and/or manufacturer:

• Predator boards - chargers - recall
• Smyths Toys - 24V Tornado - recall
• Asda/George Paw Patrol Children's Slippers - recall
• Mamas & Papas car seats sold at Argos - recall
• IKEA - LATTJO bat cape - recall
• Nine Mixed Fuses sold at Poundworld - recall
• Petzl Climbing Harness sold by Surplusandlost online - recall

Worried? If you have a concern about a product please report it here or if it is a food safety issue please report it here.

Details direct

Click on the link to get information direct about allergy alerts, food safety alerts and product recalls.

Allergy Alerts

The following recalls have been issued by the relevant retailer and/or manufacturer:

EDMAL Chrzan Tarty Horseradish recalled due to incorrect allergen labelling on the packaging

• Fatherson Bakery recalls Easter Butterfly Cakes because of the undeclared presence of cow’s milk
• Heron Foods recalls its Basted Turkey Breast Joint
• Leslie’s Clover Chips Barbecue flavour recalled

• Cook Trading Limited Chilli & Cheese Tortilla Cup Canapes recalled
• Jacobsens Bakery Ltd (Denmark) recalls choc chip cookies tins featuring Disney designs that contain undeclared milk
• 'Jackpot Mix' brand of Mix of Pretzels, Sticks and Salted Biscuits recalled
• Lidl recalls ‘Green Grocer's’ brand of mixed vegetables due to undeclared allergens
• Spar recalls its Bruschetta ai Pomodiri Secchi due to undeclared allergens
• Sainsbury’s recalls its by Sainsbury’s Almonds and Flaked Almonds due to undeclared allergen
• Sara International Ltd is recalling a number of Halwani Bros brand and Abido brand products due to incorrect allergen labelling
• Lidl recalls three products due to undeclared allergens
• Ginco recalls its Chocolate Coated Honeycomb 100g due to undeclared allergens
• Lidl recalls cans of Nixe brand assorted ‘Herring Fillets’ products (200g) due to undeclared allergens
• Asda Celery, Nut and Sultana Salad withdrawn because it contains milk
• Lidl recalls one batch of Harvest Basket Potato Wedges (750g) due to undeclared wheat (gluten)
• Blue Dragon ‘Value Pack’ 3x sachets of Chow Mein Sauce and ‘Value Pack’ 3x sachets of Oyster Stir Fry Sauce and ‘Value Pack’ 3x sachets of Sweet Chilli Sauce recalled due to undeclared allergens