Iceland has issued a “do not eat” warning to its customers over a product that may contain pieces of plastic.

The supermarket is recalling its Iceland Vegetable Lasagne because of the risk of plastic in the dish, making it unsafe to eat.

The affected products have best before dates of July 23, 2026, and July 30, 2026.

A spokesman for the Food Standards Agency also told anyone who has purchased the dish not to eat it.

They said: “Iceland Foods Ltd is recalling the above product. The company has issued a recall notice to its customers.

“These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product.

“If you have bought the above product do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. For more information, please call 0800 328 0800.”

An Iceland spokesman added: “We are taking the precautionary measure of recalling the dates codes of the above product because it may contain hard pieces of plastic making it unsafe to eat.

“Only the best before date codes listed in this notice are affected.

“If you have purchased any of the above product, DO NOT eat it.”

What is a product recall?

If there is a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold, then it might be 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'recalled' (when customers are asked to return the product).

The FSA issues Product Withdrawal Information Notices and Product Recall Information Notices to let consumers and local authorities know about problems associated with food.

In some cases, a 'Food Alert for Action' is issued.

This provides local authorities with details of specific actions to be taken on behalf of consumers.