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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-08-2026

Tesco recalls Tesco Special Fried Rice 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.

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Tesco Special Fried Rice

Pack size: 350g

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Use by
02 February 2026

The latest affected use-by date was 2 February 2026, which has passed. Recalled products can still be in cupboards and freezers, so check any you have at home.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. 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. For further details, please visit Tesco’s contact page at tesco.com/help/contact.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Wheat (gluten)

This product contains wheat making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten or coeliac disease.

Details from the notice

Tesco is recalling Tesco Special Fried Rice because it contains wheat (gluten) which is not mentioned on the label.

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 contacted 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. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

How this recall compares

  • This was the 10th recall involving Tesco in the 12 months to 26 January 2026. 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.