Heinz and Tesco recall 7+ months Heinz By Nature baby food jars because a product purchased from Tesco has been tampered with

Check your pack

Where to look: Two sharp metal fragments were found in the jar.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

1. If you have bought any of the above products do not feed it to your baby. Instead, return it to the Tesco store from where it was bought for a full refund. Anyone with concern can contact Heinz Careline Team at www.heinz.co.uk/contact-us or contact them by telephone on 0800 731 1477.

Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

The possible presence of sharp metal fragments makes this product unsafe to eat and presents a safety risk.

Details from the notice

Heinz and Tesco are voluntarily recalling all 7+ months Heinz By Nature baby food range after the discovery that a single jar of baby food had been tampered with. Two sharp metal fragments were found in the jar. Only the jars in the 7+month range and purchased from Tesco are affected. The same product and same batch codes at other retail stores and in other packaging e.g. pouches are not affected.

A Product Recall Information Notice tells the public about food that is unsafe and is being removed from sale.

What the business is doing

Heinz and Tesco are recalling the above Heinz products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

• Tesco

How this recall compares

• This was the 11th recall involving Tesco in the 12 months to 18 December 2019. All Tesco recalls
• Metal has caused 62 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in fruit and vegetables, followed by bread and bakery. All metal recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.

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