Overview
- Asda’s recall, issued by the Food Standards Agency on Thursday, covers Exceptional by Asda Beer Battered Cod Fishcakes in 290g packs with use-by dates of May 1–5, 2026.
- Customers are told not to eat the fishcakes and to take them back to any Asda store for a full refund with no proof of purchase needed.
- Asda has removed affected stock and placed point-of-sale notices in stores that explain the recall and what customers should do.
- The affected packs can be identified by barcode 506308998296, which helps shoppers check items already at home.
- Officials have not confirmed the source of the suspected plastic or metal fragments, and the alert lands in a week that also saw other FSA warnings for Salmonella risks and mislabelled allergens across UK retailers.