South Island supermarkets recall deli meals over glass contamination risk

No reported injuries from glass contamination, but potential risk to consumers who consumed affected products.

Across three South Island supermarkets, the ordinary act of buying a prepared meal has been interrupted by an invisible hazard — glass, where only food should be. New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries has stepped in to ensure that no one pays a sharper price than inconvenience, issuing a recall that asks consumers to pause, check, and return. No injuries have been reported, but the absence of harm so far is a matter of timing and fortune, not certainty — and the response reflects the enduring principle that in matters of physical safety, caution must always outrun confirmation.

South Island supermarkets recall deli meals over glass contamination risk

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