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A company is recalling specific batches of its drinks after the food safety watchdog was alerted to a person injured by a chipped bottle.
Alphagen NZ Limited creates health drinks and other products under the brand Ārepa.
Customers who bought the 300ml version of one of those products "The Brain Drink" are asked to not drink them due to a packaging fault which may have caused glass on the top of the bottle to chip.
The batches of concern for this problem had the codes 28629 and 28630.
New Zealand Food Safety deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle said they had been notified of an injury.
He said he was unsure of the extent of injuries to the consumer, but the recall was the right and responsible thing for the company to do.
"As is our usual practice, NZFS will work with Alphagen to understand how this happened and implement corrective actions."
Arbuckle said people should not consume affected products.
"You can return them to the place of purchase for a refund. If that's not possible, throw them out."
The affected products - which are sold at supermarkets and retailers nationwide - have been removed from store shelves.
They have been exported to Australia and NZFS has contacted the relevant authorities.
RNZ has contacted Ārepa for comment.
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