Food recalls: Incorrect use-by or best-before dates

Every food recall from the Food Standards Agency where the reason was incorrect use-by or best-before dates. Labelling problems mean the information on the pack is wrong in a way that affects safety.

34wrong date label recalls since 2018

6in the last 12 months

14 April 2026most recent

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2026 4
2025 5
2024 8
2023 2
2022 2
2021 1
2020 2
2019 4
2018 6

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Foods most affected

Meat and poultry16
Fruit and vegetables8
Bread and bakery5
Fish and seafood4
Ready meals, sandwiches and salads4
Cakes and desserts2

Supermarkets involved

All wrong date label recalls

2026 · 4

Product recall 14 Apr 2026 Wrong date label

ALDI recalls The Fishmonger Hot Smoked 2 Salmon Fillets – Honey Roasted because of incorrect use-by date.

The Fishmonger Hot Smoked 2 Salmon Fillets - Honey Roasted · Sold at Aldi
Product recall 12 Feb 2026 Wrong date label

Althams Fine Foods recalls Supper Club Apple Crumble & Supper Club Rhubarb Crumble because of incorrect use-by dates

Supper Club Apple Crumble (chilled) · Supper Club Rhubarb Crumble (chilled) · Sold at Booths
Product recall 6 Feb 2026 Wrong date label

Tanpopo Japanese Food recalls Surimi & Avocado Roll and Chicken Katsu Roll because of incorrect use-by dates

Tanpopo Surimi & Avocado Roll · Tanpopo Chicken Katsu Roll
Product recall 3 Jan 2026 Microbiological risk

Tesco recalls various Tesco Pates because of incorrect use-by dates

Tesco Coarse Farmhouse Pate · Tesco Coarse Ardennes Pate +1 more · Sold at Tesco

2025 · 5

Product recall 27 Nov 2025 Wrong date label

Asda recalls Asda 10 Mini Duck Spring Rolls with Hoisin Dip because of incorrect use by date

Asda 10 Mini Duck Spring Rolls with Hoisin Dip · Sold at Asda
Product recall 16 Oct 2025 Wrong date label

YSSS Food recalls various cheesecakes because of inadequate safety controls and incorrect date labelling

YSSS Food · YSS Food
Product recall 13 Jun 2025 Wrong date label

Pieminister Kitchens recalls various Pieminister pies because of incorrect use-by dates

Pieminister Moo - British Beef Steak and Craft Ale Pie · Pieminister Moo & Blue - British Beef Steak and Stilton Pie +8 more
Product recall 29 Apr 2025 Wrong date label

ASDA recalls Hot & Spicy Chicken Breast Slices because of an incorrect use-by date

ASDA Hot & Spicy Chicken Breast Slices · Sold at Asda
Product recall 18 Mar 2025 Wrong date label

Waitrose & Partners recalls Essential Waitrose & Partners Seafood Sticks because of an incorrect best before date

Essential Waitrose & Partners Seafood Sticks · Sold at Waitrose

2024 · 8

Product recall 15 Dec 2024 Wrong date label

Tesco recalls Tesco 10 Cooked Beef Slices because of an incorrect use-by date

Tesco 10 Cooked Beef Slices · Sold at Tesco
Product recall 7 Dec 2024 Wrong date label

Tesco recalls Tesco Red Cabbage & Apple 300G because of the incorrect Use By date of 29 DEC

Tesco Red Cabbage & Apple 300G · Sold at Tesco
Product recall 3 Dec 2024 Wrong date label

Tesco recalls Tesco 8 Chicken Tsukune Skewers because of incorrect use by date on the packaging

Tesco 8 Chicken Tsukune Skewers · Sold at Tesco
Product recall 8 Jun 2024 Wrong date label

Aldi recalls Ashfields Grill 4 Garlic & Herb Chicken Kebabs because of an incorrect use-by date

Ashfields Grill 4 Garlic & Herb Chicken Kebabs · Sold at Aldi
Product recall 15 May 2024 Wrong date label

Aldi recalls Ashfields Grill Chinese Pork Loin Steaks and BBQ Pork Loin Steaks because of incorrect use-by dates

Ashfields Grill Chinese Pork Loin Steaks · Ashfields Grill BBQ Pork Loin Steaks · Sold at Aldi
Product recall 15 Apr 2024 Wrong date label

Asda recalls Asda Succulent Cooked & Peeled King Prawns because of incorrect use-by date

Asda Succulent Cooked & Peeled King Prawns · Sold at Asda
Product recall 19 Jan 2024 Microbiological risk

Aldi recalls Specially Selected 2 Haggis En Croutes because of an incorrect use-by date

Specially Selected 2 Haggis En Croutes · Sold at Aldi
Product recall 9 Jan 2024 Wrong date label

Lidl Northern Ireland recalls Deluxe Irish Carved Peppered Turkey Breast because of an incorrect use-by date

Deluxe Irish Carved Peppered Turkey Breast · Sold at Lidl

2023 · 2

Product recall 28 Dec 2023 Wrong date label

Waitrose and Partners recalls Waitrose 8 Red Onion Bhajis with a Date and Tamarind Dip because of an incorrect use-by date

Waitrose 8 Red Onion Bhajis with a Date and Tamarind Dip · Sold at Waitrose
Product recall 23 Jun 2023 Foreign body

Ossa recalls Ossa Organic Chicken Bone, Beef Bone and Vegetable broth because of a labelling error showing an incorrect use-by date label.

Ossa Organic Chicken Bone Broth · Ossa Organic Beef Bone Broth +1 more

2022 · 2

Product recall 28 May 2022 Microbiological risk

Co-op recalls Peri Peri Chicken Pasta Bowl and Prawn Marie Rose Layered Salad because of incorrect date labelling

Co-op Peri Peri Chicken Pasta Bowl · Co-op Prawn Marie Rose Layered Salad · Sold at Co-op
Product recall 7 Jan 2022 Microbiological risk

Bryans Salads recalls salad products because of incorrect date labelling

Bryans Salads Chicken & Bacon Pasta Salad · Bryans Salads Prawn Pasta Salad +1 more

2021 · 1

Product recall 27 Oct 2021 Wrong date label

Marks & Spencer recalls M&S Cocktail Sausage Rolls because of incorrect date labelling

M&S 20 Cocktail Sausage Rolls · Sold at M&S

2020 · 2

Product recall 28 Feb 2020 Wrong date label

Jeff the Chef Foods recalls five products because of incorrect date labelling

Chicken Parmo – Hot Shot · Chicken Parmo +3 more
Product recall 11 Feb 2020 Wrong date label

THIS UK recalls three THIS Isn’t Chicken plant-based products because of incorrect date labelling

THIS Isn’t Chicken Plant-Based Sea-Salt & Black per Pepper Pieces · THIS Isn’t Chicken Plant-Based Tikka Pieces +1 more

2019 · 4

Product recall 24 Dec 2019 Wrong date label

THIS UK recalls two THIS Isn’t Chicken plant-based products because of incorrect date labelling

THIS Isn’t Chicken Plant-Based Sea-Salt & Black Pepper Pieces · THIS Isn’t Chicken Plant-Based Tikka Pieces
Product recall 7 Jun 2019 Wrong date label

Milarex recalls Oishi-mi Sushi Salmon Teriyaki and Oishi-mi Sushi Salmon Nori because of incorrect date labelling

Oishi-mi Sushi Salmon Teriyaki · Oishi-mi Sushi Salmon Nori · Sold at Aldi
Product recall 27 May 2019 Wrong date label

Waitrose & Partners recalls Waitrose 6 Sweet and Succulent Pork Sausages with Caramelised Red Onion Confit

Waitrose 6 Sweet and Succulent Pork Sausages with Caramelised Red Onion Confit · Sold at Waitrose
Product recall 9 Jan 2019 Wrong date label

Yorkshire Provender recalls Moroccan Vegetable Tagine Soup because of incorrect date labelling

Yorkshire Provender Moroccan Vegetable Tagine Soup

2018 · 6

Product recall 17 Dec 2018 Wrong date label

Daylesford Organic recalls Organic Cottage Pies because of incorrect date labelling

Organic Cottage Pie
Product recall 23 Nov 2018 Wrong date label

Nisa Retail recalls Heritage British Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets because of incorrect date labelling

Heritage British Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets · Sold at Nisa
Product recall 21 Nov 2018 Wrong date label

UPDATE: Waitrose recalls an additional date code of Christmas Prawn products due to incorrect date labelling

Waitrose 12 Breaded King Prawns · Waitrose Christmas 10 Spicy Prawn Selection · Sold at Waitrose
Product recall 15 Nov 2018 Wrong date label

Lidl recalls three varieties of its Warren & Sons Pâtés due to incorrect date labelling

Warren & Sons Brussels Pâté · Warren & Sons Ardennes Pâté +1 more · Sold at Lidl
Product recall 18 Oct 2018 Wrong date label

Dunnes Stores recalls its Slow Roasted Turkey Slices due to Incorrect ‘Use By’ Date

Slow Roasted Turkey Slices · Sold at Dunnes Stores
Product recall 8 Feb 2018 Wrong date label

Muscle Food recalls certain meat products due to incorrect use by date labelling

Muscle Food - MF_B04 Beef Fillet Steak L/T British · Muscle Food - MF_B101 Light Beef Burgers +61 more

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