Issued on Tesco’s website as well as the Food Standards Agency (FSA), customers are urged to not eat mince pies.

Tesco said: “We’re recalling specific date codes of Tesco Finest Six All Butter Pastry Mince Pies, due to the possible presence of small pieces of dry glue from the packaging.”

The possible presence of the dry glue from the packaging makes them unsafe to eat.

No other Tesco products are affected by this issue, according to the supermarket.

Product batches affected:

Best before dates:

04/10/2024

26/10/2024

02/11/2024

10/11/2024

Tesco added: “If you’ve bought an affected product, please don’t eat it. Instead, return it to a Tesco store for a refund.

“No receipt is required. Use our store locator to find your nearest UK Tesco.”

If you would like to ring customer services, you can do so on 0800 50 5555.

In other food recall news, Waitrose has recalled its Easy to Cook Salmon En Croute 350g and Waitrose Easy to Cook Salmon and Sweet Potato Curry 500g

This is due to undeclared allergens including milk, wheat, soya and mustard.

Customers are urged not to consume this product and instead return it to your local store for a refund.

The supermarket apologised for the inconvenience caused and said shoppers can get in touch with customer service if needed on 0800 188 884, Option Four.

The best-before dates affected are October 2, and October 3, 2024.