People should not feed babies a batch of Hipp's fruit pur�e with banana and apricot baby food which may contain the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, the Centre for Food Safety urges.

The affected product is marked with 'L35655' on jars and has a a use-by date of December 31.

The centre has asked the trade not to sell the product after Norwegian authorities issued a warning on it.

Eating food containing the bacterium can cause botulism - a life-threatening illness - or death.