You're right - they're for 'EPWs' - emergency product withdrawals.bilky asko wrote:I walked past the recall notice for Fruit Shoot in Tesco today, and I noticed light blue SELs for the missing juice - are they used for anything else, or for only that specific purpose?
Info on the back of the label tells the replenishment staff what action to take with any stock they have - ie whether it's fit for sale, if it has be to destroyed and claimed for, or held back awaiting further info.
Just because there's an EPW label, it doesn't necessarily mean that no product should be on display as only certain date/production codes may be affected. In the case of public recalls, however, all products are destroyed regardless of whether it's fit or not (at the expense of the supplier) to ensure nothing is sold that could be potentially dangerous.
