Tesco shoppers warned 'do not eat' popular pies after labelling mistake

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Tesco has recalled two products and customers who have bought them have been told to return to the store for a full refund

Tesco has issued an urgent warning after a mistake made some of its popular pies potentially unsafe to eat. The supermarket chain has told anyone who has bought either of the products to return them to the store for a full refund.

An alert by the Food Standards Agency advised both the Tesco Steak and Guinness Pie and Tesco Steak and Guinness Mini Pies were being recalled because they contain milk which is not declared on the label. It added: "These products contain milk making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to milk or intolerance to milk or milk constituents."

The FSA said: "Tesco is recalling the above products 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 products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products."

In its recall notice, Tesco said: "We are recalling specific date codes of two Tesco Steak & Guiness Pie products, due to undeclared milk in these products. If eaten, they could pose a risk to those with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents."

Tesco advised: "If you've bought one of the affected products and are intolerant or have an allergy to milk or milk constituents, please don't eat it. Instead, return the product to any Tesco store where a full refund will be given. No receipt is required."

It added: "No other Tesco products are affected by this recall, We're sorry for any inconvenience caused." It said if shoppers needed more information they could contact Tesco Customer Services via its contact us page.

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The FSA regularly issues product recalls when there is a potential problem.

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