Do not eat: Major supermarket recalls dinner favourite over fears it’s contaminated with PLASTIC
A popular ready meal has been urgently pulled from the shelves of a major supermarket over fears it could contain ‘hard pieces of plastic’, and be a health risk to customers.
Food safety watchdogs the Food Standards Agency has issued an urgent ‘do not eat’ warning to shoppers who has bought Iceland’s Vegetable Lasagne with the best before dates 23 July 2026 and 30 July 2026.
Customers who have purchased the £2.50 ready meal have been urged to return the item to Iceland stores as soon as possible.
An alert issued by the supermarket, it advised: ‘If you have purchased any of the above product, DO NOT eat It. Instead follow the below instructions:
‘1. Check If you have bought any of the affected product.
‘2. You can do this by taking a photo of this notice or writing down the details at home. Please return to any Iceland store where a full refund will be given. No receipt is required.’
The Food Standards Agency issues recalls when problems are spotted with food that could be potentially harmful to consumers.
The warning follows the recall of more than a dozen items over the past few weeks.
The affected meals have the best before dates 23 July 2026 and 30 July 2026.
Supermarket Waitrose issued an urgent recall on its own brand Seafood Sticks due to the product being printed with an incorrect best before date.
Food safety watchdogs have stuck ‘do not eat’ alerts on items including cereals, cheeses and crisps over allergy, choking and bacteria contamination concerns.
Those impacted include products made by Nestlé, Tesco and TK Maxx.
Most recently, upmarket supermarket Waitrose issued a safety alert over its own brand seafood sticks due to fears the product may be five months out of date.
Food safety regulators said the actual best before date for the product was October 5 last year, meaning eating it now could make people ill.
Eating expired food is a known risk factor for food poisoning.
Food that has been stored too long is at increased risk of being contaminated by harmful bacteria that can make us ill.
If ingested, this can cause problems like nausea and vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and a high temperature.
Food poisoning is a common ailment in Britain with an estimated nearly 2.5million cases recorded in the UK per year.
