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06 Sept 2025

Check the freezer! Urgent recall for popular ice-cream due to 'chemical smell and taste'

A leading Irish supermarket has recalled tubs of ice-cream just as the Ireland's weather picked up

Check the freezer! Urgent recall for popular ice-cream due to 'chemical smell and taste'

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued an urgent recall notice for a batch of popular ice-cream sold by a leading Irish supermarket due to a "chemical smell and taste".

The alert was issued on Friday for a batch of Lidl's one-litre tubs of Dairy Farm Vanilla Ice Cream. 

In a statement, the FSAI stated: “The above batch of Dairy Farm Vanilla Ice Cream is being recalled due to some customers experiencing a chemical smell and/or taste from the product.

"Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in Lidl stores."

The recall applies to one-litre tubs of Dairy Farm Vanilla Ice Cream with approval number IE 1065 EC, batch code L24356B, and a best before date of June 2026. 

Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batch, with point of sale and recall notices displayed in Lidl stores. 

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