Supermarket giant Tesco has recalled a Christmas dinner favourite over fears people could become ill after eating it.
Shoppers are being urged to avoid consuming the item as it ‘could pose a risk to health’ and should never have been sold in the first place.
This comes as the incorrect use by date was printed on packs – missing the mark by a whole 18 days leading buyers to wrongly assume it would be safe to eat for two and a half weeks longer than it actually was.
A use by date is generally more serious than a best before end date as it is an indicator of food safety rather than just quality.
But can you guess what product is causing the alarm?
The product Tesco are now recalling forms part of its red cabbage offering – the 300g Red Cabbage & Apple packet.
With a batch reference of Code 29 Dec, it contained a packaging error as it displayed 29 DEC as a use by date though it should have said 11 DEC.
This means shoppers may have wrongly assumed they could save the red cabbage product for Christmas Day.
Shoppers are being urged to avoid consuming the item as it ‘could pose a risk to health’ and should never have been sold in the first place
The product Tesco are now recalling forms part of its red cabbage offering – the 300g Red Cabbage & Apple packet
Buyers who have bought the food item are able to return it to any Tesco store for a full refund.
Tesco told customers: ‘An extension of the use by date could pose a risk to health if the product is kept past the correct shelf life on the product.
‘If you have purchased the affected product please do not eat it. Instead, return it to any Tesco store for a full refund. No receipt is required.
‘No other Tesco products are affected by this issue.’
The UK Food Standards Agency said: ‘An extension of the Use by Date could pose a risk to health, if the product is kept past the correct shelf life of the product.
‘The company have issued a recall notice to their customers. This notice explains to customers why the product is being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the product.’