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Lidl issues 'do not drink' warning and recalls beer over dangerous chemical error

Lidl has recalled a type of beer because it contains sulphur dioxide that isn’t mentioned on the label.

The product that has been pulled from shelves is Starovice Czech Lager 5.0% with a best before date of October 16, 2022.

No other best before dates are affected by the recall.

Lidl is advising all shoppers with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide or sulphites not to drink this particular lager.

You should instead return it to your nearest store for a full refund.

In a notice on its website, the supermarket said: “Lidl GB is recalling Starovice Czech Lager 5.0%, 500ml with Best Before Date 16.10.2022 only, due to undeclared sulphur dioxide which is an allergen.

“If you have bought the above product, and have an allergy or intolerance to sulphur dioxide, we advise you not to drink it.

“Instead, return it to a Lidl GB store for a full refund, with or without a receipt. Other Best Before Dates or other Starovice products are not affected by this recall.

“Lidl GB wishes to apologise for any inconvenience caused.”

Have you had trouble returning a recalled product? Let us know: mirror.money.saving@mirror.co.uk

Customers who are worried or have any questions are being advised to contact Lidl on 0370 444 1234 or email customer.services@lidl.co.uk.

When a supermarket product is recalled, you usually don’t need your receipt to get your money back.

But if a recall involves a branded product, the manufacturer would usually have lead responsibility for the recall action.

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 recalls to watch out for include soup that has been removed from Tesco stores over fears it may contain pieces of metal.

The supermarket is pulling its Tesco Chicken and Vegetable cup soup with croutons, priced at 80p.

The product affected by the recall has a best before date of October 2023 and the date code 2098.

The supermarket has also recalled a certain batch of Trewithen Dairy Unsalted Butter after some were found to contain "high levels" of E. coli bacteria.

The batch is the Trewithen Dairy Unsalted Butter 250G with a best before date of May 23, 2022 with the batch code: G2 073.

Meanwhile, Iceland has recalled thousands of frozen Greggs chicken bakes after some packs were found to contain pieces of hard plastic.

The bakes that have been pulled from shelves cost £2 for a pack of two (306g) and have a best before date of September 19, 2022.

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