Tesco Finest Chocolate Affogato Dessert Recalled Over Plastic Contamination

Tesco Finest Chocolate Affogato Dessert May Contain Plastic

If you've treated yourself to one of Tesco's new summer desserts, you might want to check the freezer before reaching for a spoon. Tesco has recalled its Finest Summer Edition Chocolate Affogato Dessert after it emerged that the product may contain pieces of plastic. The Food Standards Agency has flagged this as a product recall, and rightly so. Plastic fragments in food can cause cuts or injuries to your mouth, throat, or digestive system, and unlike an off taste or funny smell, there's no reliable way to spot them before they cause a problem.

What's Affected

The recall covers a single product:

• Product: Tesco Finest Summer Edition Chocolate Affogato Dessert
• Pack size: 538g
• Best before: All dates up to and including April 2027

This is a broad recall, it's not limited to a single batch. If you have this dessert in your freezer, regardless of which best-before date is printed on the packaging, it's covered. Don't assume yours is fine just because it looks normal from the outside. Plastic contamination isn't the sort of thing you can eyeball through a tub.

What You Should Do

If you have this product at home:

• Do not eat it. No matter how tempting a chocolate affogato sounds, it's not worth the risk.
• Return it to any Tesco store for a full refund. No receipt needed, they know about the recall and will sort you out at the customer service desk.
• If you've already eaten some and experienced any pain or discomfort in your mouth, throat, or stomach, seek medical advice and mention the possibility of plastic contamination.
• For further information, visit tesco.com/help/contact

It's worth double-checking with anyone else in the household too. This is the kind of product that might get scooped out by someone who missed the news, especially now the weather's warming up and frozen desserts are back in rotation.

Why Plastic Recalls Are Tricky

Physical contamination recalls are unsettling because the products look and smell perfectly normal. You can't tell by looking at a tub of dessert whether there's plastic in it. When a recall hits, the only safe move is to stop eating, return the product, and move on.