Heinz slammed over 'vile' recipe change to UK kitchen cupboard staple

Heinz, which is a go-to for UK households shopping in Asda, Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury's for its beans and more, has changed the ingredients to its baked beans with sausages.
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Heinz has come under fire over a "cheap" and "vile" change to the recipe of a family teatime favourite. Heinz, which is a go-to for UK households shopping in Asda, Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury's for its beans and more, has changed the ingredients to its baked beans with sausages.

Heinz has changed the ingredients in its pork sausage Heinz beans and the classic flavour now comes with Richmond sausages inside, which contain glutenous wheat protein. The previous sausages contained bangers which were gluten free and suitable for those with coeliac disease.

The Coeliac Sanctuary - Gluten Free Blog by Alison Peters Facebook page warned: "Heinz have for some reason decided to change the sausages in their beans and sausages. They have been gluten free for many years but this change means they now contain wheat."

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In response, a customer fumed: "Richmond sausages are cheap and vile!" Another said: "This is a massive blow for the thousands of us in the gluten free community." A third commented: "Backwards move from Heinz UK no longer being gluten free. Being coeliac can be so tough and now got a little bit tougher not being able to pick up this quick and easy option."

Meanwhile, a fourth added: "Oh no. This is going to cause mayhem for my two kids. I don’t eat beans or sausages so I’m unaffected by it but they will be so upset." A spokesperson for Heinz added: "We’ve updated our recipe to include the nation’s favourite sausage brand."

The statement went on, telling fans of the product who are up and down the country: "We did this in response to resounding consumer feedback about the taste and texture of our sausages and informed shoppers of the change via on-pack labelling, marketing communications and through relevant allergen organisations."