Birds Eye urgently recalls popular frozen meal from UK supermarkets and warns shoppers ‘do not eat’ over allergy fears
A POPULAR food is being recalled by Birds Eye over allergy fears, and shoppers are being warned to stay away from one risk supermarket.
The brand is taking back the Goodfella’s Stonebaked Thin Garlic Bread after one seemingly essential ingredient was not mentioned on the label.
In an announcement made on Wednesday, the well-known food brand was left red-faced after it failed to include milk on the ingredients list.
The garlic bread has been mispacked with a garlic bread that contains cheese.
This has sparked health risk fears for anyone who has an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.
In the company’s press release, they strongly advised customers to avoid eating the garlic bread if they are lactose intolerant.
They said: “If you have bought the above product and have an allergy or intolerance to milk, do not eat it.
“Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.”
It has been revealed that the Goodfella’s item was being sold exclusively in one of the UK’s most popular supermarkets.
The Co-op is the only chain to have stocked the food, and any food that is affected is limited to one batch code.
Products with batch number 5020, best before December 2025, are the only affected garlic breads that customers should avoid eating.
The company has announced that they have taken immediate action to remove this garlic bread from sale.
It is not known how long the bread was on store shelves before Birds Eye realised their mistake.
LIDL’S WARNING
Another massive UK supermarket chain has had to recall a product recently after warnings over a reported burning sensation in the mouth from one of their snacks.
Lidls’ Alpenfest Style Salted Mini Pretzels covered in milk chocolate, and those covered in dark chocolate have been recalled following urgent caution from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
According to the FSA the products are unsafe and could cause discomfort when eaten.
Your product recall rights
Chief consumer reporter James Flanders reveals all you need to know.
Product recalls are an important means of protecting consumers from dangerous goods.
As a general rule, if a recall involves a branded product, the manufacturer would usually have lead responsibility for the recall action.
But it’s often left up to supermarkets to notify customers when products could put them at risk.
If you are concerned about the safety of a product you own, always check the manufacturer’s website to see if a safety notice has been issued.
When it comes to appliances, rather than just food items, the onus is usually on you – the customer – to register the appliance with the manufacturer as if you don’t there is no way of contacting you to tell you about a fault.
If you become aware that an item you own has been recalled or has any safety noticed issued against it, make sure you follow the instructions given to you by the manufacturer.
They should usually provide you with more information and a contact number on its safety notice.
In some cases, the manufacturer might ask you to return the item for a full refund or arrange for the faulty product to be collected.
You should not be charged for any recall work – such as a repair, replacement or collection of the recalled item
The agency said the pretzels may cause a burning feeling in the mouth, “potentially causing discomfort and making them unsafe to the consumer”.
Customers who’ve bought the snack with the best before date of 30 June, 2025 and batch code 8535 should take it to their nearest Lidl shop.
They will be issued with a full refund.
Notices will also be put up in stores warning customers of the potentially dangerous food.
The retailer added the product was last on sale on 17 October, 2024.
It said: “We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your cooperation.”