Do not eat alert issued for popular ready meal - it could cause deadly allergic reaction

A large supermarket has recalled 2 fashionable repast kits implicit fears they incorporate an undeclared constituent that could trigger a deadly allergic reaction.

Food information regulators issued a 'do not eat' announcement for Tesco's free-from Katsu curry repast kit and its free-from saccharine and sour repast kit implicit undeclared soya.

This poses a potential-life threatening hazard to radical with soya allergies. 

Tesco said each packs of its Katsu curry repast kit with champion earlier dates up to and including December 12 2025 were affected.

For the saccharine and sour kit the recall impacts each products with a champion earlier of up to and including May 19 2025. 

In the alert Tesco said: 'If you person purchased the affected product, delight bash not devour it.' 

'Instead instrumentality it to immoderate Tesco store for a afloat refund. No receipt is required.'

The retailer has besides pulled the merchandise from its online store. 

People with soya allergies tin endure an contiguous oregon delayed absorption erstwhile products made from the soya bean, the main constituent successful foods similar tofu and soy sauce. 

Immediate reactions are the astir dangerous, typically consisting of raised rash, an itchy sensation successful the mouth, swelling of the lips, look and eyes oregon tummy symptom and vomiting wrong specified minutes. 

In terrible cases, it tin origin anaphylaxis — a severe, life-threatening absorption erstwhile swelling successful the pharynx tin artifact the airways. 

A delayed soya absorption usually happens successful the hours aft depletion and causes issues similar tummy pain, bloody diarrhoea and vomiting. 

Allergic reactions to soya are considered uncommon successful the UK compared to much communal allergies similar milk, egg, peanuts and fish. 

British regulator, The Foods Standards Agency, says the nonstop prevalence of the allergy successful Britain is chartless but it cites probe estimating a complaint of 0.4 per cent successful children nether the property of two.