Urgent ‘do not eat’ warning issued for popular Tesco dip that’s found to be teeming with salmonella

Tesco has urgently recalled one of its own-brand dips from shelves over salmonella fears. 

Food safety watchdogs stuck a ‘do not eat’ alert on a batch of the supermarket’s Tzatziki. 

It is feared the yoghurt dip, which costs £1.40, has been contaminated and ‘may contain’ the bacteria.  

The nasty bug usually causes a fever, sickness and diarrhoea that clears up in days. However, it can be fatal.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA), which published the alert, issues recalls when problems are spotted with food that means it should not be sold.

Tesco said the recall of its 200g tzatziki dip was prompted after ‘routine testing’ detected salmonella in the product. 

But it only impacts the batch of the product with a best before date of November 24, 2024. 

The supermarket said: ‘If you have purchased any of the affected date code of the above product, please do not eat it.

Salmonella are a group of bacteria that infect the gut. It is often triggered by contaminated food or water. Symptoms of infection include diarrhoea, stomach cramps and sometimes vomiting and fever

‘Instead, return it to any Tesco store for a full refund. No receipt is required. 

‘For any further enquiries, please contact customer services directly.

‘No other Tesco products are affected by this issue.’ 

Salmonella is a group of bacteria that infects the gut of farm animals — and can affect meat, eggs and poultry.

Symptoms of infection include diarrhoea, stomach cramps and sometimes vomiting and fever.

On average, it takes from 12 to 72 hours for the symptoms to develop after swallowing an infectious dose of salmonella.

They usually last for four to seven days and most people recover without treatment.

But if you become seriously ill, you may need hospital care because the dehydration caused by the illness can be life-threatening.  

On Monday, the FSA also rang alarm bells over Aldi’s Let’s Party Vegetable Bao Buns over fears it may contain sesame and duck meat not mentioned on the label.

Customers who have bought the product, sold in packs of eight, were advised ‘not to eat it’ as it could prove life-threatening to those with a sesame allergy.

The recall affects all packs of Aldi’s Let’s Party Vegetable Bao Buns and not one particular batch.