Tesco recalls Tesco Free From Breadcrumbs because of undeclared wheat (gluten)
Act if you are allergic to gluten and wheat
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to gluten and wheat, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
Tesco Free From Breadcrumbs
Pack size: 170g- Batch code
- All batch codes
- Best before
- All dates codes up to and including Best Before End January 2027
Affected best-before dates run until January 2027. Products from this recall may still be on sale or at home.
What to do
Advice from the FSA notice:
- If you have bought the above product and have an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, or coeliac disease do not eat it. Instead, return it to any Tesco store for a full refund. No receipt is required. For more information contact Tesco Customer Services at tesco.com/help/contact
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Wheat (Gluten)
This product contains wheat (gluten) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, or with coeliac disease.
Details from the notice
Tesco is recalling Tesco Free From Breadcrumbs because they contain wheat (gluten) which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, or with coeliac disease.
This alert was issued on 15th October 2025 and updated on 16th October 2025 with an update to the Best Before date.
An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.
What the business is doing
Tesco is recalling the above product from customers and has been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. The company has also issued a recall notice to its customers. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product.
Where it was sold
How this recall compares
- This was the 9th recall involving Tesco in the 12 months to 15 October 2025. All Tesco recalls
- Undeclared gluten is behind 171 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 2nd most common allergen. All gluten allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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