Tesco recalls Heinz baby food due to fears that jars contain sharp metal
TESCO has recalled jars of Heinz baby food over fears that they contain pieces of sharp metal.
Earlier this week, the retailer found two sharp metal fragments in one jar after it had been "tampered with".
Heinz has reassured shoppers that no one was hurt and that it is now carrying out an investigation.
As a precaution, the supermarket has pulled all eight flavours from shelves, including sweet and sour chicken, mango chicken curry, cottage pie, and cheesy and tomato pasta stars.
Sunday chicken dinner, winter veggies and lamb, pasta bake with tuna and spaghetti Bolognese have also been affected by the recall.
The "By Nature" jars weigh 200g and are suitable for babies aged seven-months or older.
All batches of the baby food have been pulled, regardless of the batch code and use by date.
The recall notice only affects pots of Heinz baby food bought from Tesco, where they cost 75p each.
The same products with the same batch codes and in other packaging, such as the pouches, purchased from other supermarkets are not being recalled.
Customers who have one of the jars at home, and they purchased it from Tesco, are being urged not to feed it to their babies.
Which flavours have been recalled?
ONLY 200g jars of Heinz "By Nature" baby food sold at Tesco are being recalled. All are batches are being recalled, regardless of the sell-by date:
- HEINZ Cheesy Tomato Pasta Stars,
- HEINZ Cottage Pie,
- HEINZ Mango Chicken Curry,
- HEINZ Sweet and Sour Chicken,
- HEINZ Spaghetti Bolognese,
- HEINZ Sunday Chicken Dinner,
- HEINZ Pasta Bake with Tuna,
- HEINZ Winter Veggies and Lamb.
Instead, parents should return it to their nearest Tesco store in exchange for a full refund - you don't need your original receipt.
In a statement, manufacturers Heinz said: "We regret that this incident has happened and are sorry for the concern and the inconvenience that this recall may cause."
Customers who are concerned about the recall can contact the Heinz customer services team on by phone on 0800 731 1477 or via the on its website.
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