The following notice has been issued by the retailer:
Customer Notice - Potato-containing chilled ready meals
We've been made aware of the possible presence of tiny metal pieces in a small number of potato-containing ready meals.
As a precautionary measure, and in the interest of customer safety, we are recalling all potato-containing ready meal lines produced by this supplier. We are asking all customers who have bought this product to return it to their nearest Sainsbury's store, where they will receive a full refund.
No other products or date codes are affected by this issue, and we apologise for the inconvenience this has caused.
| SKU | Product description | Date/code/batch affected |
| 1190472 | by Sainsbury's classic Cumberland pie 450g |
All date codes up to and including |
| 1190670 | by Sainsbury's classic liver & bacon with mash 450g | |
| 1190687 | by Sainsbury's classic bangers & mash 450g | |
| 1210736 | by Sainsbury's classic braised steak & mash 450g | |
| 1318333 | by Sainsbury's Rumbledethumps 450g | |
| 6288331 | Taste the Difference cottage pie 400g | |
| 6302032 | Taste the Difference luxury shepherd's pie 450g | |
| 6479784 | by Sainsbury's classic chicken white wine 450g | |
| 7332042 | Taste the Difference steak au poivre 450g | |
| 7333025 | Taste the Difference cottage pie 800g | |
| 7607941 | by Sainsbury's vegetarian cottage pie 400g | |
| 7658590 | Taste the Difference vegetable & berry lentil pie 400g | |
| 7717241 | by Sainsbury's classic sausage & mash Yorkshire 430g | |
| 483353 | Basics fish pie 300g | |
| 483384 | Basics cottage pie 300g | |
| 1054873 | Basics shepherd's pie 300g | |
| 1190502 | by Sainsbury's classic cottage pie 450g | |
| 1272321 | by Sainsbury's classic cottage pie 900g | |
| 1192193 | by Sainsbury's classic shepherd's pie 450g | |
| 1210828 | by Sainsbury's classic shepherd's pie 900g | |
| 6927584 | by Sainsbury's family cottage pie 1.5kg | |
| 6927617 | Basics cottage pie 1.5kg | |
| 7083674 | Basics liver & mash 300g | |
| 7083692 | Basics sausage & mash 300g | |
| 7184427 | cafe JS cottage pie 340g | |
| 7214529 | Be Good to Yourself cottage pie 450g | |
| 7214546 | Be Good to Yourself shepherd's pie 450g | |
| 7542372 | Be Good to Yourself chicken & mushroom pie 400g | |
| 7566162 | Be Good to Yourself braised beef & mash 400g | |
| 7596470 | Cafe children's sausage & mash 250g x4 | |
| 491532 | Basics salmon cottage pie 300g | |
| 6288597 | Taste the Difference fish pie 400g | |
| 6744066 | by Sainsbury's kid's fish pie 300g | |
| 7161384 | by Sainsbury's classic Cumberland fish pie 450g | |
| 7214575 | Be Good to Yourself fish pie 450g | |
| 7333055 | Taste the Difference fish pie 800g | |
| 7544427 | by Sainsbury's classic cod in parsley sauce 420g | |
| 7584474 | by Sainsbury's kid's sausage & mash 250g | |
| 7662706 | by Sainsbury's good pulled port 380g | |
| 7691346 | Be Good to Yourself chicken dinner 350g | |
| 7691349 | Be Good to Yourself sausage & root veg mash 400g | |
| 7691342 | Be Good to Yourself nutritionally balanced ham hoc & sweet potato mash 400g | |
| 7691337 | Be Good to Yourself nutritionally balanced minced beef casserole 400g |
What should I do if I've bought one of these products?
Please either contact the Careline on 0800 636 262 or visit the customer service desk in any of our stores.
I'm not sure if the product I've bought is affected, what can I do?
Please contact one of our customer service colleagues in store, or our Careline on 0800 636 262. They'll be able to identify your product and check it against the list of recalled lines.
Can I get my money back?
Yes. Please contact the customer service desk in store or contact our Careline on 0800 636 262.
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