Lidl has issued an urgent recall for its fruit and nut bars because they pose a 'choking hazard' as they may contain pieces of plastic.
Food safety watchdogs stuck a 'do not eat' alert on four of the major supermarket's Alesto Raw Fruit & Nut Bars products.
Cocoa and orange, blueberry muffin, salted caramel and berry were the flavours which customers have been warned may not be safe to eat.
They come as an assortment of five at 35 grams each, with a best before date of November and December 2025.
Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling the healthy snacks.
Customers have been asked to return any of the items purchased to their nearest store for a full refund.
The major retailer said: 'Lidl GB is recalling the mentioned product due to potential presence of plastic foreign bodies which may present a choking hazard. If you have bought the product we advise you not to eat it.
'Customers are asked to return this product to the nearest store where a full refund will be given.
'We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your cooperation.'
The Food Standards Agency (FSA), which published the alert, issues recalls when problems are spotted with food that means it should not be sold.
It is unclear how large the plastic pieces potentially present in the bars are. But the FSA said their presence would make the product 'unsafe to eat'.
It follows a similar alert that was issued just last month over Morrison's own-brand sausages.
Watchdogs issued a 'do not eat' alert on The Best 6 Thick Cumberland Sausages. Affected packs were those weighing 400g and with a use by date of May 1 this year.
Heineken beer bottles were recalled across several supermarkets in January after guzzlers reported finding 'glass fragments' in the brand's Newcastle Brown Ale.
They issued the 'do not consume' warning to retailers after realising the glass in the 550ml bottles smashed when opened.
At least three consumers had complained about the glass fracturing when removing the bottle's steel crown, leading the company to investigate and find the fault in a certain batch of ale bottles.
This meant the product, which retails at £1.75, was quickly removed from the shelves of all Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Waitrose and Aldi supermarkets.
One furious mother claimed that she choked on a piece of glass from two of Asda's cereals in 2018.
Michelle Elliott, 37, says she was tucking into a bowl of store-brand Coco Wheelies when she started struggling to breathe.
She coughed up a three centimetre long chunk of glass which she says was covered in blood.
She also alleged she found another shard of glass in a packet of 75p Choco Snaps which she bought with the Coco Wheelies from Asda.
Michelle and husband Lee, 40, claim they found five small pieces of glass in total in the two boxes.
An Asda spokesperson said at the time: 'We take all customer complaints of this nature very seriously and are eager to launch an investigation to explore the concerns raised as quickly as possible.
'We have approached Mr Elliott to ask for the product to be returned to store, but would reassure our customers that we have had no other similar complaints in relation to these two products.'
