Asda urgently pulls £2.94 sandwich filler from shelves & warns shoppers ‘do NOT eat it'
The product can be returned to your nearest store for a refund
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SHOPPERS have been warned not to eat a supermarket's popular sandwich filler after it was packaged with the wrong use-by date.
Asda is recalling its Hot & Spicy Chicken Breast Slices, on advice of the Food Standards Agency.
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Customers are being warned not to eat the Hot & Spicy Chicken Breast Slices
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Shoppers can return the product to their nearest Asda
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Anyone who purchased the product is being told not to risk consuming it and instead return it to the nearest store for a refund.
A recall notice says: "If you have purchased ASDA Hot and Spicy chicken breast slices with a use-by date of May 30, please bring it back to your nearest store where you will be given a full refund.
"You do not need your receipt. We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused."
The FSA said: "If you have bought the above product do not eat it. Instead, return it to your nearest store for a refund.
"For further information, contact ASDA's customer relations line."
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