Urgent 'do not eat' alerts for Lidl, Aldi and Iceland shoppers as food pulled from shelves


On February 21, Lidl updated its customer safety notice regarding various cookies sold in the supermarket.

More cookies are now “unsafe to eat” as the tasty treat could contain pieces of metal inside, the food recall alert revealed.

In total, there are six different batches of cookies that are being recalled as they could result in an “injury” if bitten into.

Lidl said: “Customers are asked to return these products to the nearest store where a full refund will be given.

“We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your cooperation.”

Cookies affected include:

Tower Gate Half-Coated Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Pack size: 200g
Best before: December 6, 2024

Tower Gate Half-Coated Fruit and Nut Cookies
Pack size: 200g
Best before: December 6, 2024

McEnnedy American Way Nougatelli
Pack size: 175g
Best before: December 10, 2024

Tower Gate Soft Baked Cookies Triple Chocolate
Pack size: 210g
Best before: December 12, 2024

Tower Gate Soft Baked Cookies Lemon
Pack size: 210g
Best before: December 13, 2024

Tower Gate Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pack size: 150g
Best before: December 14, 2024

Elsewhere, Aldi put out a customer safety warning for Carlos Takeaway Meat Feast Pasta Bake.

The popular product contained undeclared mustard which means it’s a “possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard”, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) declared.

Carlos Takeaway Meat Feast Pasta Bake

Pack size: 600g
Use by: February 25, 2024; February 26, 2024; February 27, 2024

Aldi said: “As a precautionary measure, our supplier is recalling this product because it is incorrectly labelled and contains mustard…

“Customers are asked to return this product to their nearest store, where a full refund is given. We apologise that this product did not meet our normal high standards and thank you for your cooperation.”

Meanwhile, Iceland has recalled Four Creamy Chicken Pies due to the possible presence of sulphites.

Iceland Four Creamy Chicken Pies

Pack size: 568g
Best before: September 12, 2025

Iceland urged: “If you have purchased… do not eat it.” Customers are advised to return the product to the store for a full refund.

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