Lidl issues urgent food recall over cancer fears after discovering toxic substance in item

Lidl, the bargain supermarket giant, has issued an urgent food recall warning after discovering high levels of toxic substances in a product that could lead to liver disease and cancer – what item is affected?

“Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are naturally occurring; however, prolonged consumption of high levels can lead to liver disease and cancer.”

The affected product details:

Item: Kania Oregano

Pack size: 7.5g

Batch code: 9163BE

Best before: June 2022

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The FSA released the following statement: “Lidl GB is recalling the above product.

“Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product.”

A point of sale notice explains to customers why the product is being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the product.

In this case, the advice provided by the FSA is simple: “If you have bought the above-mentioned product with the affected Best Before Date and Batch Code, we advise you to not eat it.

“Instead, return it to a Lidl GB store for a full refund, with or without a receipt.”

A representative for Lidl GB told Express.co.uk: “We are recalling our ‘Kania Oregano 7.5g’ product with Best Before Date 06.2022 and Batch Code 9163BE sold in two of our regions, due to the potential presence of higher levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids.

The Food Standards Agency has issued an urgent product recall on Cow & Gate baby food items purchased from Tesco stores amid fears jars may have been tampered with.

The FSA said Cow & Gate and Tesco are voluntarily recalling 15 varieties of 7+ month Cow & Gate baby food jars (200g) sold by Tesco stores only “as a precautionary measure”.

No other Cow & Gate, Tesco or other branded baby products are affected, and only the Cow & Gate products (listed below) in Tesco stores specifically are affected.

The products which have been recalled are listed below:

Cow & Gate Butternut Squash Chicken & Pasta 7+ months (200g jar)

Cow & Gate Courgette & Hake Rice 7+ months (200g jar)

Cow & Gate Yummy Harvest Chicken 7+ months (200g jar)

Cow & Gate Apple Crumble 7+ months (200g jar)

Cow & Gate Banana Crumble 7+ months (200g jar)

Cow & Gate Peach Apple & Kiwi 7+ months (200g jar)

Cow & Gate Rice Pudding 7+ months (200g jar)

Cow & Gate Creamy Cauliflower Cheese 7+ months (200g jar)

Cow & Gate Garden Pea & Turkey 7+ months (200g jar)

Cow & Gate Potato Spinach & Beef 7+ months (200g jar)

Cow & Gate Potato & Turkey Roast 7+ months (200g jar)

Cow & Gate Spaghetti Bolognese 7+ months (200g jar)

Cow & Gate Succulent Pork Casserole 7+ months (200g jar)

Cow & Gate Tasty Cottage Pie 7+ months (200g jar)

Cow & Gate Tomato & Courgette Pasta 7+ months (200g jar)

source: express.co.uk