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Hannah Graham

Iceland and Co-op issue urgent product recalls for food contaminated with metal and plastic

Household name brands are withdrawing food from supermarket shelves as it may be unsafe to eat.

Product recall notices published by the Food Standards Agency show some popular foods may have been contaminated with dangerous pieces of metal or plastic.

These are the products affected by current recalls:

Food alerts

The following products carry alerts which mean they are unsafe for anyone to eat. If you have bought these products, do not eat them, instead return them, with or without a receipt, for a refund.

Revels

Mars Wrigley UK is recalling Revels pouches as they may contain small pieces of metal due to a mechanical breakdown. The possible presence of metal makes this product unsafe to eat.

Revels
Pack size	101g pouches
Batch code	006C2SLO00 and 006D1SLO00
Best before	31 January 2021

Branston Pickle

Mizkan Euro Ltd is recalling Branston Pickle products because they may contain pieces of plastic. The presence of pieces of plastic makes these products unsafe to eat.

Branston Original Sweet Pickle
Pack size	280g
Best before	Jan 2022

Branston Original Sweet Pickle
Pack size	360g
Best before	Jan 2022, Feb 2022

Branston Original Sweet Pickle
Pack size	520g
Best before	Jan 2022, Feb 2022

Branston Original Pickle
Pack size	2.55kg
Best before	Apr 2021, May 2021

Branston Original Pickle
Pack size	310g
Best before	Jan 2022, Feb 2022

Branston Small Chunk
Pack size	2.55kg
Best before	May 2021

Branston Small Chunk
Pack size	520g
Best before	Feb 2022, Mar 2022

Branston Small Chunk
Pack size	360g
Best before	Feb 2022

Branston Squeezy Smooth Pickle
Pack size	355g
Best before	Jan 2022

Branston Smooth Pickle
Pack size	370g
Best before	Jan 2022, Feb 2022

Co-op Chicken & Stuffing Sandwich

Co-op is recalling Chicken and Stuffing Sandwich due to the possible presence of metal. The possible presence of metal makes this product unsafe to eat.

All use by dates are affected.

Jeff the Chef Foods

Jeff the Chef Foods Ltd is recalling a variety of Chicken Parmo and Doner Kebab products because they have been labelled with a ‘use by’ date of 1 April 2020 or 2 April 2020 instead of 1 March 2020 or 2 March 2020.

Chicken Parmo – Hot Shot
Pack size	490g
Batch code	240220

Chicken Parmo
Pack size	450g
Batch code	240220

Chicken Parmo - Minis
Pack size	350g
Batch code	240220

Doner Kebab - Garlic
Pack size	290g
Batch code	240220

Doner Kebab – Chilli
Pack size	290g
Batch code	240220

John West Sardines in Tomato Sauce

A small number of tins of sardines contain suspected bacterial contamination (Food Standards Agency)

John West has taken the precautionary step of recalling Sardines in Tomato Sauce due to suspected bacterial contamination that has resulted in a small number of swollen cans. This may make the product unsafe to eat.

Pack size	120g
Batch code	KX319H
Best before	June 2022
Batch code	KX326H
Best before	June 2022

Iceland Vegetable Lasagne

Iceland is recalling Iceland Vegetable Lasagne as it may contain pieces of plastic/rubber. The possible presence of plastic/rubber makes this product unsafe to eat.

Pack size	500g
Best before	03 August 2021

Allergy alerts

These products may be unsafe for some people because they contain undeclared allergens. If you have an allergen to the specified ingredient do not eat the product, but return it to the store for a refund.

Miami Burger Classic Miami Burgers and True Veg Burgers

Miami Burger is recalling Classic Miami Burgers and True Veg Burgers because they may contain milk which is not mentioned on their labels. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Classic Miami Burgers
Pack size	2 x 100g
Batch code	2019211
Best before	30 January 2021
Allergens	Milk

True Veg Burgers
Pack size	2 x 110g
Batch code	2019193
Best before	12 January 2021
Allergens	Milk

Oumph! The Burger

Food for Progress is recalling Oumph! The Burger because it may contain milk which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Pack size	226g (2 x 113g)
Best before	22 July 2021
Allergens	Milk

Biscottilicious Salted Caramel Crunch Biscotti and Mixed Box

Biscottilicious Ltd is recalling Salted Caramel Crunch Biscotti and Biscottilicious Mixed Box (containing Salted Caramel Crunch Biscotti) because they contain egg and hazelnuts which are not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg or an allergy to nuts (hazelnuts).

Biscottilicious Salted Caramel Crunch Biscotti
Pack size	150g
Best before	All best before dates to end of May 2020
Allergens	Egg, Nuts (hazelnut)

Biscottilicious Mixed Box (Salted Caramel Crunch Biscotti only affected)
Pack size	400g
Best before	All best before dates to end of May 2020
Allergens	Egg, Nuts (hazelnut)

Turtles Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt & Caramel

Arthouse Unlimited is recalling a batch of its Turtles Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt & Caramel because of undeclared nuts. The product might contain hazelnuts which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with allergy to nuts (hazelnuts).