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Aldi has recalled four varieties of its own-brand chilled meat pies because the products have incorrect use-by dates. The Agency has issued a Food Alert for Information.
The products being recalled are:
No other Aldi products are known to be affected.
Aldi has recalled the affected batch and will be placing recall notices in the national press tomorrow, 1 October 2008. In addition product recall notices will be displayed in all stores explaining why the products have been recalled and advising anyone who has bought the product to return it for a full refund.
The incorrect use-by date applied to the products is 30 October 2008 – they should have been labelled 30 September 2008.
If there is a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold, then it might be 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'recalled' (when customers are asked to return the product). Food alerts are the FSA's way of letting local authorities and consumers know about problems associated with food and, in some cases, providing details of specific action to be taken. They are issued under two categories:
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