Urgent recall issued for Waitrose shoppers over pieces of glass in popular item

Shoppers should return the item immediately, officials say.

A popular pasta sauce has been recalled over fears it may contain glass, food safety officials said yesterday.

The UK-based Italian food brand Crosta & Mollica has recalled its Sugo Alla Norma Aubergine, Ricotta and Tomato pasta sauce.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said: ‘This product may contain pieces of glass which makes it 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 for a full refund.’

How glass ended up in the sauce is not made clear.

Officials said the 340g sauce jar was only sold in Waitrose stores in England, Scotland and Wales.

In a consumer notice, Crosta & Mollica urged shoppers to ‘not consume’ the product and to instead package it up and return it.

The recalled product has a batch code of Y008B and a best-before date of January 8, 2027.

The notice says shoppers can phone or email Crosta & Mollica if needed.

‘We apologise that it has been necessary to recall this product and for the inconvenience caused,’ the company said,

A recall means that customers are advised to return the impacted item – this doesn’t mean the product is gone for good from supermarket shelves and websites.

At the time of writing, however, the Sugo Alla Norma Aubergine, Ricotta and Tomato pasta sauce is listed on the Waitrose website as ‘not available’.

The product description says: ‘Italy’s exceptional ingredients are testament to the uncontrived perfection of the land, like the sun-ripened tomatoes, which we gently cook with crumbled ricotta salata and fried aubergine to make this Italian favourite.’

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