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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Cormac O'Shea

Tesco Ireland recalling popular biscuits in latest major Irish supermarket notice

Tesco is recalling their own-brand Digestive biscuits amid fears of metal pieces that could cause harm to consumers.

The recall relates to the 160 gram 'Tesco Free From Digestive Biscuits' with a best before date of March 2023.

A spokesperson for the Food Safety Authority Ireland said: "Tesco is recalling the above batch of Tesco Free From Digestive Biscuits due to the possible presence of small metal pieces. Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in Tesco stores. "

It comes as parents are being asked to check their houses for Kinder products that have been recalled amid salmonella fears.

Read more: HSE's urgent warning to Irish parents to check for list of items at home as salmonella cases rise

Kinder's parent company Ferrero has recalled a huge list of products in recent weeks due to people, mainly children, falling ill - you can see the list here.

Since the end of January, 15 cases of salmonellosis which form part of this outbreak have been identified in Ireland, primarily in children. The most recent Irish cases became unwell in mid-March.

The majority of people who have become ill in this wider outbreak, have reported eating Kinder products in the days before they became unwell.

READ MORE: Dunnes, Tesco and Supervalu all send out 'do not eat' warnings for chocolate just days before Easter

READ MORE: Which Irish supermarkets have the best offers this week? Tesco, Dunnes, Aldi and Lidl's top bargains

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