Supermarket giant Tesco has issued a product recall for one of its cooking sauce products.

Tesco is recalling a batch of its Creamy Leek and Bacon Cooking Sauce because it contains egg which is not mentioned on the label.

This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg.

Product details

Product: Tesco Creamy Leek and Bacon Cooking Sauce

Pack size: 470g

Best-before: End of July 2018

Batch code: 7031

No other Tesco products are known to be affected


Tesco's creamy leek and bacon cooking sauce Risk to consumers

This product contains egg making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg.

Advice to consumers

If you have bought the above product and have an allergy or intolerance to egg, do not eat it. Instead return it to a Tesco store for a full refund.

Action taken by the company

Tesco is recalling the above product from customers and will be contacting the relevant allergy support organisations to tell their members about the recall.

The company has also displayed a point-of-sale notice in its stores. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought it.