If you’ve purchased one of these products, you should return it to your nearest store for a full refund – and you won’t need your receipt to get your money back
Matalan has recalled three children’s clothes products over fears children could end up getting strangled. The retailer has pulled its blue shark rash vest and shorts, its seersucker swimshorts in blue and boys tie dye swimshorts.
If you’ve purchased one of these products, you should return it to your nearest Matalan for a full refund. You won’t need your receipt to get your money back. These items were on sale from January 12, 2025 until March 17, 2025.
In a recall notice published by Matalan, the retailer said: “It has come to our attention that the above Boy’s swim shorts do not meet our usual high standards for quality and safety, as there is high possibility of Entrapment and Strangulation with the draw cord.
“As customer safety is our highest priority, we are immediately recalling these swim shorts. If you’ve bought any of the swim shorts shown above, please do not use the product and return it at your earliest convenience to your nearest Matalan store where our staff will be happy to give you a full refund.
“You will not need to produce a receipt to claim a refund. If you have bought the above for someone else or know someone who has one then please let them know immediately about this notice.
“We pride ourselves on delivering great quality at great prices and we’re really sorry for any inconvenience caused. Please note this recall does not affect any other Matalan product.”
If you have any questions, you can contact Matalan on 0333 0044444, or by email at customercareceo@matalan.co.uk. For all product recalls, you can check the Food Standards Agency and Chartered Trading Standards Institute websites.
You should also notice recall notices in stores if they’ve pulled a product from shelves. Other recall notices you should be aware of include Grape Tree pulling its Raw Unsalted Macadamia Nuts because Shiga toxin-producing E.coli was found in one of its batches.
The product that has been recalled has the batch code G41 5 101 250610 and a best before date of July 11, 2026. The pack size is 250g. E.coli infections can cause diarrhea, stomach cramps, vomiting, and fever.
Lidl has also recalled batches of its fruit and nut bars over fears they could contain pieces of plastic. The supermarket has recalled Alesto Raw Fruit and Nut Bars in various flavours.
The recall applies to all stock with a best before date of December 2025 with the batch code L24337, and best before date of November 2025 with the batch code L24316.
