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Lottie Gibbons & Katie Williams

Tesco, Aldi, Waitrose and more issue product recalls over chocolate and biscuits

Just on the run up to Easter, shoppers across the UK have been warned about salmonella in Kinder chocolate.

Along with the popular children's treat, a range of other snacks have been recalled and customers are urged to either return them and not eat them.

A number of Kinder chocolate have removed from supermarket shelves with Easter weekend just around round the corner and parents who have Kinder eggs stored away for Sunday will need a plan B.

READ MORE- EasyJet issue urgent update for passengers travelling this Easter

As Liverpool Echo reports, when a product is recalled, for any reason, the Food Safety Agency (FSA) 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.

Here are the latest products being recalled.

Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose, Iceland and Aldi

Chocolate makers Ferrero is extending their precautionary action of recalling additional Kinder products because they might be contaminated with Salmonella. This is an update to include additional Kinder products and best before dates.

Product details

Kinder Surprise

  • Pack size: 20 g and 20 g x 3
  • Best-before dates: all dates up to and including 07 October 2022

Kinder Surprise

  • Pack size: 100 g
  • Best-before dates: all dates from 20 April 2022 up to and including 21 August 2022

Kinder Mini Eggs

  • Pack size: 75 g
  • Best-before dates: all dates from 20 April 2022 up to and including 21 August 2022

Kinder Egg Hunt Kit

  • Pack size: 150 g
  • Best-before dates: all dates from 20 April 2022 up to and including 21 August 2022

Kinder Schokobons

  • Pack size: 200 g
  • Best-before dates: all dates from 20 April 2022 up to and including 21 August 2022

Symptoms caused by Salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.

If you have bought the above products do not eat them. Instead, please contact the Ferrero consumer careline on consumers.uk@ferrero.com or 0330 053 8943 UK or +44 (0)330 053 8943 Ireland to obtain a full refund.

Tesco

As a precaution, Cornwall-based Trewithen Dairy is recalling one batch code of its unsalted butter, as it’s been found to contain high levels of E. coli.

  • Trewithen Dairy Unsalted Butter 250G
  • Best before date: 23 May 2022
  • Batch code: G2 073

No other Trewithen Dairy products are known to be affected.

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.

For more information, you can contact Trewithen Dairy Customer Services on 01208 228 700.

Free From Digestive Biscuits

  • Tesco Free From Digestive Biscuits
  • Pack size: 160 g
  • Best-before-end date: March 2023

Tesco is recalling Tesco Free From Digestive Biscuits because they may contain small pieces of metal which makes it unsafe to eat.

Iceland

Iceland is recalling Iceland Takeaway Chicken Bhuna (Frozen) because it contains milk which is not declared on the label. As a result of a packaging error, some packs may contain Iceland Takeaway Creamy Butter Chicken. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Product details

Iceland Takeaway Chicken Bhuna

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  • Pack size: 375 g
  • Batch code: L22026
  • Best-before date: 26 January 2024
  • Allergen: milk

If you have bought the above product and have an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents do not eat it.

Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact Iceland customer care telephone line on 0800 328 0800.

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