Urgent recall for popular beer sold at Aldi and Tesco over fears of drinking glass

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Customers have been urged to return any products from the corresponding batch number. (Image: Getty)

A popular beer brand has recalled its £1.74 product due to fears that drinkers may break and consume the glass when opening the bottle.

Heineken UK has taken their 550ml bottles of Newcastle Brown Ale off supermarket shelves, including Tesco and Aldi.

Customers who have already bought the affected bottles are urged to return them in exchange for a refund. 

The brewer has discovered a manufacturing issue which results in the glass smashing when opening the drink, potentially leading to consumption.

The fault is limited to specific bottles with the Best Before Date of November 30 2025.

Heineken UK has said that the batch numbers recalled are L4321, L4322, L4323, L4324, L4325 and L4326.

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The brewer has released a statement: “Safety is our top priority, and since 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.

“We apologise for any inconvenience caused and are working with the regulatory authorities after alerting them of the matter.”

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For all product recalls, you can check the Food Standards Agency and Chartered Trading Standards Institute websites. Customers can also notice recall notices in stores if they’ve pulled a product from shelves.

Other recent product recalls include packs of meat from Tesco due to an incorrect use-by date. Last month, packets of ‘Tesco 10 cooked Beef Slices’ were given the use by date of today, 24 January 2025, yet the batch was only safe to eat until 24 December 2024. 

Tesco withdrew the product as soon as they were made aware of the issue, urging customers to return the product for a refund. 

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