Popular £1.75 ale sold in Aldi & Tesco urgently recalled over fears shoppers could be drinking GLASS
Popular £1.75 ale sold in Aldi & Tesco urgently recalled over fears shoppers could be drinking GLASS
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A POPULAR brewery has recalled a £1.75 ale over fears drinkers could break glass when opening. Brewer Heineken UK has pulled their 550ml glass bottles of Newcastle Brown Ale, which are sold at major supermarkets including Aldi and Tesco off shelves. It was discovered that glass smashed when opening the beverages.
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The manufacturing issue is limited to certain Newcastle Brown Ale 550ml glass bottles only with Best Before Date of 30.11.2025. The affected batch numbers are: L4321, L4322, L4323, L4324, L4325 and L4326. Heineken UK said: "Safety is our top priority, and on the basis that a small number of bottles are impacted by this potential safety issue, we are recalling this run of glass bottles of Newcastle Brown Ale as a precaution.
"We urge those consumers in possession of the product not to drink it, but to return the unopened bottles to where they purchased them for a refund. "We ask any customers to immediately halt the sale of any stock they hold with these batch numbers. "We are providing customers guidance on how to register and return affected stock and ask them to contact our Customer Care team with any additional queries.
