BREAD from Aldi may have been tampered with and contain pieces of metal, officials warn.
Certain batches of White Village Bakery Tortilla Wraps, made by Signature Flatbreads UK, are therefore unsafe to eat.
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The alert, from the supermarket and Food Standards Agency (FSA), applies to 8x62g packs with all best before dates up to and including April 29, 2024.
The police are investigating the source of the contamination.
Affected customers should return the product to their nearest store for a full refund.
More information is available by contacting Aldi directly on 0800 042 0800 in the UK and 1800 991 828 in Ireland.
The FSA said: “Signature Flatbreads UK is taking the precautionary step of recalling Village Bakery 8 Tortilla Wraps White because of a possible presence of metal, as the product may have been tampered with.
“The possible presence of metal makes this product unsafe to eat.
“This is an isolated incident and is not linked to other product recall information notices recently published for metal contamination.
“No other Aldi or Signature Flatbreads UK products are affected.
“Signature Flatbreads UK is working with the relevant food and police agencies to investigate the cause of the contamination.”
Signs are being displayed in stores to inform shoppers of the potential dangers.
A spokesperson for Aldi added: “We apologise that this product did not meet our normal high standards and thank you for your cooperation.”
Swallowing sharp objects like metal and plastic can injure the teeth, mouth and food pipe, and be a choking risk, the NHS warns.
If fragments make it further into the body, they can puncture the intestines and cause internal bleeding.
What to do if someone is choking
Mild choking
If the airway is only partly blocked, the person will usually be able to speak, cry, cough or breathe, and may be able to clear the blockage themselves.
In adults:
- Encourage them to keep coughing
- Ask them to try to spit out the object
- Don’t put your fingers in their mouth
- If coughing doesn’t work, start back blows
In children:
- If you can see the object, try to remove it (but don’t poke blindly)
- Encouraging coughing
- Shout for help if coughing isn’t effective or the child is silent
- Use back blows if the child is still conscious but not coughing
Severe choking
In adults:
Where choking is severe, the person won’t be able to speak, cry, cough or breathe.
Without help, they’ll eventually become unconscious, so you should carry out back blows.
In children:
Back blows can be carried out on children under one year.
If this doesn’t work, chest thrusts can be started on kids up to 12 months old, and abdominal thrusts on those over one year.
Call 999 if the blockage doesn’t come out after trying back blows and either chest or abdominal thrusts.
Keep trying this cycle until help arrives.
Even if the object has come out, get medical help. Part of the object might have been left behind, or the patient might have been hurt by the procedure.
Source: NHS