CHICKEN dippers have been urgently recalled from Lidl over fears they contain shards of plastic.
The supermarket’s Red Hen Battered 25 Chicken Dippers were found to contain pieces of hard blue plastic, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
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Red HenThe German retailer’s Red Hen Battered 25 Chicken Dippers were found to contain pieces of hard blue plastic[/caption]
It makes the product “unsafe to eat”, the watchdog said.
An FSA spokesperson said: “Lidl GB recalls Red Hen Battered 25 Chicken Dippers because they may contain pieces of hard blue plastic.
“The possible presence of plastic makes this product unsafe to eat.
“If you have bought the above product, do not eat it.
“Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought or contact [email protected] or call 0203 966 5566 for a full refund.
The recalled products come in a pack size of 450g with batch code 306931400.
Their best before date is the end of February next year.
Customers who bought the dipper are being asked to return them to their nearest store for a full refund.
Swallowing sharp objects like plastic can injure the teeth, mouth and oesophagus (food pipe), and is a choking risk, particularly for young children.
If fragments make it further into the body, this can puncture the intestines and cause internal bleeding in severe cases.
Choking happens when someone’s airway suddenly gets blocked, either fully or partly.
It comes after Lidl last month recalled McEnnedy Corn Dogs because of fears some products contained Listeria monocytogenes.
The bacteria can cause lisertiosis, which can cause fever, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea.
More severe symptoms include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions.
The recalled products came in 530g packs and had best before dates of April 28, June 10 and August 10, 2024.
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