This was published 7 years ago

Button battery contamination warning for hot cross buns

Ben Avery

April 9, 2019 - 9.46am

Health authorities have revealed a potentially deadly button battery may be hidden inside a hot cross bun sold at a popular Adelaide supermarket - and have issued a second safety alert in as many days.

It's been revealed a small calculator somehow fell into hot cross bun baking mix, at the Pasadena Foodland.

Pieces have since been found in the baked goods, including one hot cross bun which a customer showed to 9News, which had a large segment of green plastic protruding from it.

Health authorities in SA are warning shoppers at Pasadena Foodland to check any hot cross buns they purchased this week, with a loose button battery feared missing inside one. 9news

SA Health's Acting Chief Public Health Officer, Dr Chris Lease, said the supermarket operator had yesterday initiated a precautionary recall and there had been no reports of harm or injury.

But of most concern was the fact the calculator contained a button battery.

"If swallowed, it can cause serious injury or even death," Dr Lease said.

"The Chapley Group is proactively working with SA Health and Food Standards Australia-New Zealand to notify customers who may have purchased the affected products.

"We urge anyone who may have purchased the affected hot cross buns to check the 'packed on' date, not to consume them, and return them to Pasadena Foodland for a full refund."

Grieving Queensland mother calls for urgent changes after daughter dies swallowing button battery

Emergency surgery for Melbourne five-year-old after doctors miss swallowed button battery