Dunnes Stores has issued an urgent recall for several batches of popular burgers due to serious health concerns.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has alerted consumers to the potential health risk involving certain batches of Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers. The implicated batches were sold in regular, spicy buffalo glaze and Asian BBQ glaze varieties, in various supermarkets across Ireland including Dunnes Stores.
The affected burgers were found to have a missing or incorrect ingredient list, with sulphur dioxide not being disclosed on the labels. The ingredient, which is commonly used as a preservative, may cause severe allergic reactions in those who are sensitive to it.
The specific products involved in the recall are:
- Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers 400g with best before dates: 25.03.2025, 26.03.2025, 28.03.2025
- Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers with a Spicy Buffalo Glaze 420g with best before dates: 25.03.2025, 26.03.2025, 28.03.2025
- Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers with an Asian BBQ Glaze 260g with best before dates: 25.03.2025, 26.03.2025, 27.03.2025
Symptoms of those reacting to sulphur dioxide may include:
- Wheezing
- Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
- Chest tightness
- Coughing
- Sneezing
- Stuffy or runny nose
- Hives
Rarely, people with a sulfite allergy can have anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction. This can cause:
- Difficulty breathing or swallowing
- Flushing (your skin swelling, getting hot or turning red)
- Fast heartbeat (tachycardia)
- Severe wheezing
- Dizziness
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
The FSAI said: "These batches of Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers and Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers with a Spicy Buffalo Glaze are being recalled due to the absence of an ingredients list on the labels. In addition, the below batches of Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers with an Asian BBQ Glaze are being recalled as an incorrect version of the ingredients list is on the label.
"The food safety body advised anyone who is allergic or intolerant of sulphur dioxide to not eat the burgers. It said: "Sulphur dioxide is an ingredient in the above batches of Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers. Sulphur dioxide is not declared on the implicated batches of Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers and Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers with a Spicy Buffalo Glaze.
"In addition, sulphur dioxide is incorrectly declared on the list of ingredients on the affected batches of Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers with an Asian BBQ Glaze. This may make these batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of sulphur dioxide, and therefore, these consumers should not eat the implicated batches."
Customers who have purchased these products are being urged not to consume them and to return them to the store they were bought for a full refund. Dunnes Stores has confirmed that no receipt is required.
