A major supermarket has been forced to recall its chicken dinners because some of the packages actually contain beef.
The mis-packaged Asda Chicken Dinner product has undeclared allergens, making the product risky for people with allergies or intolerances.
The recall notice affects the 375g product with a best before date of September 5, 2025.
A packaging error means some packs contain Asda Beef Dinners instead, which have milk, egg and barley (gluten) ingredients which are therefore not declared on the incorrect packet.
A Food Standards Agency spokesperson explained: ‘This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents and/or egg and/or barley (gluten).
‘If you have bought the above product and have an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents and/or egg and/or barley (gluten), do not eat it.
‘Instead, return the product to the nearest Asda store for a refund, with or without a receipt.’
Asda has apologised for the mistake, saying: ‘We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused and will ensure this doesn’t happen again.’
Asda isn’t the only supermarket to put out a food recall notice in recent days.
Last week Tesco was forced to recall its Finest mince pies over concerns that dried glue from the packaging could have contaminated the products.
The Food Standards Agency warned that products sold at Aldi, Spar and Domino’s contained a potential peanut contamination that could have been ‘life threatening’ for those with allergies.
The contaminated items included a garlic and herb dip from Aldi, Domino’s dip pots, sandwich fillers and potato salad from Booker, and various Spar sandwiches, wraps, and pasta salads.
In a bizarre turn of events, some of the Domino’s dips were being re-sold on eBay for nearly £10,000.
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