Urgent recall of popular deli dish after major supermarket found toxic metal in products

A popular deli dish has been recalled by budget retailer Lidl over fears it contains bits of copper, potentially harming consumers.

The supermarket chain said its Meadow Fresh Potato Salads are not safe to eat and urged customers to return the product to their nearest store where a full refund will be given.

The recall concerns two deli products; Pasture-fresh Potato Salad with Yogurt and Pasture-fresh Potato Salad with Crème Fraiche.

This all concerns packaging of the yoghurt dish with the expiration date of 7, 13, 14, 16 and 21 December 2024.

In the meantime, packages of the Crème Fraiche variant with the best before date of December 12, 16 and 12, 2024 are being recalled.

Lidl has apologized for the inconvenience caused to its customers and has sent a point of sale message to its customers.

Officials at the Food Standards Agency (FSA), who published the publication alerttold customers: ‘The possible presence of copper makes these products unsafe to eat.’

The FSA added: ‘If you have purchased the above products, do not eat them.

“Instead, return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund.”

According to government advice, eating food or drinking water with high copper levels is poisonous.

It can cause stomach pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea if ingested. But these symptoms usually disappear when exposure stops.

Pieces of metal in food can also cause injury and pose a choking hazard to both children and adults.

Asphyxiation occurs when the airways suddenly become partially or completely blocked, but sufficiently so that breathing is prevented.

If an adult’s airways are blocked, they may be able to clear the blockage themselves.

However, if coughing doesn’t solve the problem, back blows and abdominal thrusts can help. If these do not work you should call 999 immediately.

The NHS warns that you should not give abdominal thrusts to babies under one year old or to pregnant women.