Baxters recalls Cullen skink soup over fears tins could swell and burst
The Food Standards Agency says a manufacturing fault may cause 400g cans of Chef Selections Cullen Skink with batch code L07XC and an April 2029 best-before date to spoil.
A bowl of Cullen skink, the traditional smoked haddock soup. Baxters has recalled one batch of its tinned version. · Photograph: Metukkalihis (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Scottish food company Baxters has issued a recall for its Chef Selections Cullen Skink soup over fears the tins could burst.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said a manufacturing fault may cause the product to spoil, and the cans may "swell and potentially rupture".
If spoilt, the smoked haddock chowder may have an "unpleasant odour and flavour", the FSA added.
Which product is affected
- Product: Baxters Chef Selections Cullen Skink
- Pack size: 400g can
- Batch code: L07XC
- Best before: April 2029
What to do
Customers who bought the product are being urged to "place the full can in a bag and dispose of it in an external bin" rather than opening it.
Anyone seeking a replacement is asked to contact the Baxters customer care team.
About Baxters
Baxters is one of Scotland's best-known food brands, based in Fochabers in Moray, where the family business was founded in 1868. Its soups are sold in supermarkets across the UK and abroad.
Cullen skink, a thick soup of smoked haddock, potatoes and onions, takes its name from the village of Cullen on the Moray coast.