Karmactive StaffIf you have a packet of Bomberry Belgian chocolate-covered frozen blueberries or raspberries in your freezer, do not eat them. Food Standards Australia New Zealand has issued a recall after metal foreign matter was detected in the products (https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/food-recalls/recall-alert/bomberry-various-products-150g). Metal contamination in food carries a risk of injury or illness if consumed, and the recall covers every packet with a Best Before date up to and including 20 January 2028.
The product is the 150-gram Bomberry Belgian chocolate-covered frozen berry range — both blueberries and raspberries. It has been sold at Woolworths, IGA, and Harris Farm Markets. The Singapore Food Agency has also issued a recall, indicating the product reached international distribution. The manufacturer, Atomic Changes Pty Ltd trading as Bomberry, can be contacted at contact@bomberry.au or via www.bomberry.au.
FSANZ’s guidance is clear: do not eat any affected product. Return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have already consumed the product and have any health concerns, seek medical advice.
Food recalls involving metal contamination are taken seriously because the hazard is physical and immediate. Metal fragments can injure teeth, gums, and the digestive tract, and internal injuries are not always immediately apparent. You do not need to have symptoms to return the product and claim a refund.
How to check if your packet is affected and get a refund
The recall covers a wide date range — any Best Before date up to 20 January 2028 — which means the contamination issue potentially spans multiple production batches over an extended period. This is not a narrow, single-run incident tied to one production date.
Bomberry is positioned as a premium frozen treat brand, distributed across major supermarkets and specialty food retailers. Its products are marketed at a health-conscious consumer: fruit-based, chocolate-dipped, sold as a better-for-you snack. A metal contamination recall hits that brand positioning directly.
The recall process is straightforward. Take the product back to Woolworths, IGA, or Harris Farm regardless of whether you have a receipt. Supermarkets are required to offer full refunds on recalled food products. For Woolworths customers: the supermarket’s app and loyalty system may flag the product if you purchased using a loyalty card, but FSANZ’s advice is not to wait for a notification — check your freezer now.
The Singapore recall confirms the product crossed international distribution channels. It is not yet known whether other markets received the same affected batches, but Singapore’s action points to an active export footprint.
For the manufacturer, identifying the source of metal contamination is the next step — whether it is a packaging component, a line contact issue, or something upstream in the ingredient supply. Until the source is identified, the full scope of the problem cannot be completely ruled in or out.
Recalls like this are more common than most consumers realise; FSANZ processes dozens each year across food categories. What makes this one worth attention is the distribution footprint — Woolworths, IGA, and Harris Farm collectively cover a very large share of the Australian grocery market — and the extended Best Before date range, which means affected stock could be sitting in freezers from purchases made months ago.
Australian consumers have been under cost-of-living pressure this year, and the instinct to use rather than waste a purchased product is understandable. But with a metal contamination recall, the calculus is simple: a full refund is guaranteed, and the downside of consuming an affected product is not. Return it. If you are uncertain whether your packet falls within the recall scope, treat it as affected. The recall covers all Best Before dates up to 20 January 2028, which takes in the full range of stock currently in circulation.
Supply chain quality control failures have affected multiple product categories in recent months. Other food recalls this year, including lead contamination found in Great Value fruit cocktail products (https://www.karmactive.com/great-value-fruit-cocktail-recall-lead-contamination/), show that the problem is not confined to a single brand or category. Broader economic pressure on producers and retailers — the same cost pressures visible in high-debt economies across the world this year (https://www.karmactive.com/france-bond-yields-protests-limoges-fire-2026/) — has made quality-management investment harder to justify at precisely the moment when scrutiny of manufacturing standards is most needed.
