Asda shoppers issued warning as 'unsafe to eat' food item recalled

Asda shoppers have been warned not to eat one of their seafood products as a labelling error has made it 'unsafe to eat.'

A recall was issued for the supermarket's Succulent Cooked & Peeled King Prawns on Monday April 16. Some batches were printed with the wrong use-by date and should be returned for a refund.

The 210g packs of prawns with a batch code of L66000 were incorrectly labelled with a use-by date of 21 December 2024. Asda said that the correct use by date in April 21 and the prawns should not be consumed past this date.

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Customers can return the product to their nearest store without a receipt for a full refund. Asda concluded: "We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused" before directing people to contact customer services for any further information.

The Food Standards Agency said: "If you have bought the above product do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund. The product listed above has been labelled with an incorrect ‘use-by’ which makes them unsafe to eat.

For more information please contact Asda Customer services on 0800 952 0101."

Explaining more about product recalls and withdrawals, the Food Standards Agency added: "If there is a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold, then it might be 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'recalled' (when customers are asked to return the product).

"The FSA issues Product Withdrawal Information Notices and Product Recall Information Notices to let consumers and local authorities know about problems associated with food. In some cases, a 'Food Alert for Action' is issued. This provides local authorities with details of specific action to be taken on behalf of consumers."