More than 20 popular Tasti brand snack products are being urgently recalled due to concerns over the potential presence of metal.

Some of the popular lunchbox essentials included in the mass recall are snack bars, chopped nuts and Frooze Balls.

New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) said it is supporting Tasti Products in a significant recall of a range of Tasti-brand bars, peanuts and snack ball products due to the possible presence of foreign matter.

Tasti said in a statement that their food safety systems identified the potential presence of “exceptionally thin metal wire originating from imported raw materials”.

A mass recall of more than 20 popular Tasti brand snack products is being urgently taken off the shelves due to concerns over the potential presence of metal. Photo / MPI

NZFS deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle said the concern with these products is that they could cause injury.

The products are sold at supermarkets and retailers throughout New Zealand, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) said.

A mass recall of more than 20 popular Tasti brand snack products is being urgently taken off the shelves due to concerns over the potential presence of metal. Photo / MPI

Not all batches and flavours are affected, so consumers are asked to check the information on the recall page carefully.

Affected products have been removed from shelves.

If you have any at home, don’t eat them. You can return them to the place of purchase for a refund. If that’s not possible, throw them out,” MPI said.

At this stage, New Zealand Food Safety has not received any notifications of associated injury.

“As is our usual practice, NZFS will work with Tasti Products Ltd to understand how this happened and prevent its recurrence,” Arbuckle said.

A mass recall of more than 20 popular Tasti brand snack products is being urgently taken off the shelves due to concerns over the potential presence of metal. Photo / MPI

Some of the affected products have been exported to Australia, Fiji, India and Singapore.

New Zealand Food Safety has informed food safety authorities in those countries.

Products included in the recall

Tasti Smooshed Bars

Berry Cashew & Cacao 69g – Best Before: 07/07/2026, 16/07/2026

Berry Cashew & Cacao 207g – Best Before: 20/08/2026

Cacao Brownie 69g – Best Before: 17/07/2026, 21/07/2026, 08/09/2026

Choc Peanut 345g – Best Before: 05/09/2026

Peanut Butter & Caramel 69g – Best Before: 22/07/2026

Protein Dark Cacao Brownie 174g – Best Before: 16/05/2026

Protein Hazel Brownie 174g – Best Before: 16/05/2026

Protein Raspberry Brownie 174g – Best Before: 16/05/2026

Tasti Snak Logs

Apricot 240g – Best Before: 21/07/2026

Fruit and Nut 240g – Best Before: 24/07/2026, 29/08/2026

Tasti Chopped Peanuts

Chopped Peanuts 70g – Best Before: 03/02/2026, 03/03/2026

Tasti Nut Bar Deluxe

Nut Bar Deluxe 210g – Best Before: 01/08/2026

Frooze Filled Balls

Caramel Choc PB 70g – Best Before: 05/08/2026

Choc Hazelnut 70g – Best Before: 22/07/2026, 12/08/2026

Choc Hazelnut 210g – Best Before: 21/07/2026, 14/08/2026, 25/08/2026

Cookie Dough 70g – Best Before: 20/08/2026, 29/07/2026

Cookie Dough Tub 210g – Best Before: 14/07/2026, 18/08/2026

Lemon Cheesecake 70g – Best Before: 11/08/2026, 12/08/2026

Peanut Butter & Jelly 70g – Best Before: 04/08/2026

Raspberry Dark Choc 70g – Best Before: 23/07/2026, 21/08/2026, 17/09/2026

Raspberry Dark Choc 210g – Best Before: 15/07/2026, 31/07/2026, 06/08/2026

Frooze Snack Balls Cranberry 70g – Best Before: 28/07/2026