{
  "id": 14299098,
  "title": "Popular breakfast cereals recalled over flour beetles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/popular-breakfast-cereals-recalled-over-flour-beetles",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T21:43:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1013/1595289-fsai-food-recall/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Batches of Ready Brek Original and Tesco Super Smooth Porridge breakfast cereals have been recalled due to the presence of flour beetles, according to a notice issued by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. The cereals, which contained the pests, are deemed unfit for human consumption. Flour beetles, belonging to the Tribolium genus, are common pantry insects found in stored food items such as flour, rice, pasta, cereals, and spices. Adult beetles measure around 3 to 4 mm in length and have a shiny reddish-brown body. The recall encompasses 750g batches of Ready Brek Original bearing best-before dates from July to September 2027, as well as 450g batches of the same product with best-before dates from July to October 2027. Additionally, Tesco Super Smooth Porridge batches weighing 750g, with best-before dates ranging from June to August 2027, have been recalled. Retailers are instructed to remove these affected batches from shelves, and consumers are warned against consuming the recalled products.",
  "summary": "Batches of popular breakfast cereals Ready Brek Original and Tesco Super Smooth Porridge have been recalled due to the presence of flour beetles.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}