Lidl, Aldi, Tesco and other supermarkets have issued several urgent product recalls with consumers urged to check their cupboards and not to use the items.
The warnings, which have been collated by the Food Safety Agency, include lager from Lidl, chocolate from Tesco and chicken products from Sainsbury's. The recalls have been issued amid safety fears from contamination by salmonella, sulphur dioxide and lead.
When a product is recalled, for any reason, shares details on what you should do if you have bought the item, as well as detailed information on why the product is being pulled from shelves.
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See below for the details on all the latest recalls:
Lidl - lager
Lidl GB is extending the recall of Starovice Czech Lager 5.0% to include additional date codes because it contains sulphur dioxide, which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites.
Product details
Starovice Czech Lager 5.0%
- Pack size: 500 ml
- Best-before dates: all dates up to and including December 23 2022
- Allergen: sulphur dioxide
Our advice to consumers is if you have bought the above product and have a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites, do not drink it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. For further information, please contact Lidl GB Customer Services on 0370 444 1234 or customer.services@lidl.co.uk.
Aldi - chicken wraps
Aldi is recalling Eat + Go Chicken and Bacon Caesar Wrap and Eat + Go Chicken and Bacon Caesar Wrap Triple because of the possible presence of salmonella in these products.
Product details
Eat + Go Chicken and Bacon Caesar Wrap
- Use-by dates: 11 May 2022, 12 May 2022
Eat + Go Chicken and Bacon Caesar Wrap
- Pack size: Triple
- Use-by dates: 11 May 2022, 12 May 2022
Symptoms caused by salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea, and abdominal cramps.
If you have bought any of the above products do not eat them. Instead, return them to the nearest store for a full refund. For further information please visit http://www.aldi.co.uk and https://customerservice.aldi.co.uk/contact
Tesco - chocolate
Strauss Israel is taking the precautionary action of recalling several Elite-branded confectionery products because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Tesco is recalling two products from their store - Elite strawberry-filled chocolate 100g and Elite strawberry-filled chocolate 45g.
- Elite strawberry filled chocolate 100g – all date codes
- Elite strawberry filled chocolate 45g – all date codes
If you have bought any of the above products do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund. Any customers with queries or concerns can contact recall@drumstickproducts.co.uk.
Tesco - various chicken products
Tesco is recalling various date codes of selected Tesco chicken products, as they've been made aware that they may contain salmonella.
- Tesco chicken breast slices 180g Use by date: All dates up to and including 20/05/22
- Tesco chicken breast slices 360g Use by date: All dates up to and including 20/05/22
- Tesco chicken breast slices 180g (Express) Use by date: All dates up to and including 19/05/22
- Tesco tikka chicken breast thins 180g Use by date: All dates up to and including 18/05/22
- Tesco coronation chicken pieces 180g Use by date: All dates up to and including 18/05/22
- Tesco tandoori chicken pieces 180g Use by date: All dates up to and including 19/05/22
- Tesco garlic & herb chicken breast mini fillets 170g Use by date: All dates up to and including 19/05/22
- Tesco fajita chicken breast mini fillets 170g Use by date: All dates up to and including 18/05/22
- Tesco flame grilled chicken breast mini fillets 170g Use by date: All dates up to and including 20/05/22
- Tesco sliced chicken breast with sage & onion 180g Use by date: All dates up to and including 19/05/22
- Tesco piri piri chicken breast mini fillets 170g Use by date: All dates up to and including 18/05/22
- Tesco BBQ chicken breast pieces 180g Use by date: All dates up to and including 19/05/22
- Tesco piri piri chicken breast pieces 180g Use by date: All dates up to and including 19/05/22
- Tesco flame grilled chicken thins 180g Use by date: All dates up to and including 18/05/22
If you’ve bought an affected product, please don’t eat it. Instead, return it to a Tesco store where a full refund will be given. No receipt is required.
Lidl - rice
Lidl GB is recalling Taste of Mexico Spicy Mexican Style Microwavable Rice, 250g with Best Before Date 16.07.23 and Batch Code LP42201800135-26 as raised levels of lead were detected in the product.
Lead may influence the nervous system, as well as the hormone system if consumed over a long period of time. If you have bought the product we advise you not to eat it. Instead, return it to a Lidl GB store for a full refund, with or without a receipt.
Other Best Before Dates and Batch Codes are not affected by this recall. Lidl GB wishes to apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Any customers with queries or concerns can contact Customer Services on 0370 444 1234 or customer.services@lidl.co.uk
Sainsbury's - various chicken products
Sainsbury's is recalling the majority of Sainsbury's and Taste the Difference chicken sandwiches, chicken wraps, chicken sandwich platters and some of our cooked chicken.
This is a precautionary measure as their supplier has alerted them that salmonella has been detected in some batches of cooked chicken. Sainsbury's is asking customers not to consume the product and to return it to their nearest Sainsbury's store, where they will receive a full refund.
For the full list of chicken products affected, click here.
For any concerns or queries or if you are unable to return the product to the store, then visit Sainsburys.co.uk/help or contact our Careline on 0800 028 8303 No other products have been affected by this issue.
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