‘Potentially explosive’ tinned tomatoes recalled

A DANGEROUS batch of Australian tinned tomatoes has been pulled from supermarket shelves. Here’s the explanation.

The cans of tomatoes in question should be disposed of.

A POTENTIALLY explosive batch of Australian tinned tomatoes has been pulled from supermarket shelves.

A packaging problem has been detected in a batch of 400g SPC Ardmona whole peeled vine ripened tomatoes, causing increased pressure in the cans.

We've taken a precautionary decision to recall Ardmona Whole Peeled Tomatoes 400g. More details below: pic.twitter.com/SbMyiNnEuP

— SPC Australia (@SPCAustralia) May 13, 2016

Customers have been warned there is a risk of injury when opening the cans, which are sold at Coles, Woolworths and IGA stores across the country.

SPC said the issue applied only to the packaging in one batch and there was no food-safety risk related to the product.

The affected products have the code TOM W/P 428580 007CM on the tin’s base.

“No other Ardmona products, or any other SPC products, are affected,” a company spokeswoman said.

Customers should dispose of the products and contact SPC on 1800 805 168.