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Tesco withdraws brown rice

Friday 20 November 2009

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Tesco has withdrawn two batches of its own-brand wholegrain brown rice because they might be contaminated with insects. The Agency has issued a Food Alert for Information.

Tesco has withdrawn the affected rice from sale and will be issuing shelf notices in its stores. These notices will tell customers to contact the Customer Service Desk to find out why the product has been withdrawn and what they can do if they have already bought the affected product.

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No other Tesco products are known to be affected.

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Tesco Stores Ltd withdraws two date codes of own brand wholegrain brown rice due to possible contamination with insects Please read Food Alert For Information

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