Tesco withdraws four varieties of sandwiches

The UK FSA has issued an alert to confirm that Tesco has withdrawn four varieties of its sandwiches with 'use by' dates of 5 March 2010 and 6 March 2010, because the lettuce used in the sandwiches might be contaminated with slug pellets. Tesco has been told by the manufacturer of the sandwiches that slug pellets were found in the raw Lollo Bionda lettuce used for the sandwiches. As a precautionary measure, Tesco has withdrawn the sandwiches from sale in case any residues of the pellets had got through the washing and preparation stage to final lettuce leaves in the sandwiches. Tesco has put an immediate till block on all four products. This means that no more of the products can be sold. The withdrawn sandwiches are:

Tesco Big & Tasty Meatball & Cheese Sandwich Use by: 5 March 2010, 6 March 2010
Tesco Chicken Salad Sandwich Use by: 5 March 2010, 6 March 2010
Tesco Finest Club Sandwich Use by: 5 March 2010, 6 March 2010
Tesco Fresh in the Capital Club Sandwich Use by: 5 March 2010, 6 March 2010

No other Tesco products or codes are known to be affected.