Tesco and Sainsbury’s customers are being urged to check jars of Arran Fine Foods Caramelised Red Onion Chutney after selected batches were recalled because they may contain pieces of metal.
Fox’s Burton’s Companies (FBC) UK issued the recall on May 28, 2026. It covers 15 best-before date combinations across 195g retail jars and larger 1.35kg catering packs.
The long shelf life makes the warning particularly important. Some affected jars carry dates extending into February 2029, so the product may remain in kitchen cupboards long after its removal from sale.
Which Arran chutney batches are affected?
Customers should check both the pack size and best-before date. A jar is included only when these details match one of the combinations listed below.
Arran Fine Foods Caramelised Red Onion Chutney, 195g:
- 25 November 2028
- 7 January 2029
- 14 January 2029
- 15 January 2029
- 26 January 2029
- 27 January 2029
- 2 February 2029
- 3 February 2029
Arran Fine Foods Caramelised Red Onion Chutney, 1.35kg:
- 28 April 2027
- 29 April 2027
- 7 July 2027
- 28 July 2027
- 9 August 2027
- 16 August 2027
- 17 August 2027
The 195g jars were available to household shoppers, while the 1.35kg format may also be stored in restaurants, catering businesses and commercial kitchens.
What should Tesco and Sainsbury’s customers do?
Anyone with an affected pack should not eat, taste, cook with or serve the chutney. It should be returned to the store where it was purchased for a full refund.
Customers should not rely on appearance or smell when checking the product. Small foreign objects may not be visible from outside the packaging, and the contents may otherwise appear normal.
The official product recall notice identifies the possible presence of metal as the reason the affected batches are unsafe to eat.
Customers requiring further information can email careline@fbc-uk.com or call the company’s careline on 0800 591 886.
PizzaExpress responded to the same warning
The recall reached beyond supermarket shelves because the chutney was used as an ingredient on PizzaExpress’s Padana pizza. The restaurant chain temporarily served the dish without caramelised onion after withdrawing the affected ingredient.
This was not a separate PizzaExpress product recall. It was a precautionary response to the same Arran Fine Foods warning and did not change the affected pack sizes or best-before dates.
Why metal contamination requires action
This is a physical-contamination alert rather than a bacterial or undeclared-allergen warning. Pieces of metal in food could injure the mouth, teeth, throat or digestive system if swallowed.
The published notice does not explain how the possible contamination occurred. Claims involving broken equipment or a particular manufacturing failure should not be treated as confirmed unless the company or regulator releases further findings.
The warning is separate from the earlier Tesco Bresaola recall involving possible listeria contamination, which concerned a different product, supplier and type of food-safety risk.
Major UK supermarkets have faced other unrelated safety notices, including a recall of prepared fruit products over a possible Salmonella risk. Each warning should be checked separately because affected dates, suppliers and return instructions can differ.
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How to check a stored jar correctly
First confirm that the label says Arran Fine Foods Caramelised Red Onion Chutney. Next, locate the pack weight and best-before date, which may be printed on the lid, label or outer packaging.
A best-before date normally relates to food quality rather than an immediate safety deadline. In this case, however, it identifies the production covered by the recall. Any matching jar should be returned regardless of when it was purchased or how long it has remained unopened.
If the date is damaged or difficult to identify, keep the container sealed and contact the retailer or manufacturer before using it.
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