Sainsbury's issues urgent recall of vegan food product as it 'contains meat'

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has issued an urgent recall after it discovered one of its Vegan food items contained meat.

The food retailer said in a statement the offending item contained milk, pork and beef, despite not being declared on the packaging.

Company branded Love Your Veg Butternut Squash & Lentil Lasagne was found to contain a decidedly non-vegan Sainsbury’s Bolognese Melt.

The firm said: "As a precautionary measure, we are asking customers who have purchased the above product with a use by date of 17th July only and have an allergy or an intolerance to milk, or who do not eat pork or beef not to eat it and to return it to their nearest Sainsbury’s store, where they will receive a full refund."

The product was advertised as 'vegan' (Sainsbury's)

It adds: "No other Sainsbury’s products have been affected by this issue. We would like to apologise for the inconvenience this may cause."

Explaining the mix-up the company said the recall was 'due to a packaging error' and the retailer was 'urgently investigating with our supplier and are asking customers who bought this product not to consume it.'

A small number of products were affected by the error and Sainsbury’s said that no customers had yet reported any illnesses after eating the product.

The product has been removed from sale and the company is investigating with a mystery supplier who it has chosen not to reveal.

Customers can return the item to the store for a refund and anybody needing further details can contact Sainsbury’s Careline on 0800 636 262.