Tesco issues urgent food recall over salmonella fears - here’s what you need to know

Tesco has issued an urgent warning for those who have recently purchased a variety of cereal bar amid fears that they could contain salmonella.

Urgent product recalls have been put into place by the retail giant, concerning its Apricot Almond and Yogurt cereal bars.

Cereal bars could be contaminated

It is feared that if these bars were eaten they could cause consumers to contract the illness.

Food can be contaminated with salmonella bacteria at any stage of the production process, the processing of the food itself, and the cooking.

The product recall has been issued as a precautionary measure by the supermarket chain, although nobody has yet been infected.

The affected products are the 4 x 35g sized packs with the batch code of 9100 and 9101.