Urgent product recall of popular chocolate sold in Tesco, Waitrose and Asda

UK shoppers have been warned not to buy a certain bars from a popular chocolate brand as some may contain stones. The warning has prompted a recall from Waitrose, Tesco and Morrisons. Tony's Chocoloney Everything Bar 180g and Tony's Chocoloney Dark Almond Sea Salt 180g with specific best before dates have been recalled by the major supermarket brands.

The recall affects bars with the lot codes 162633, 162614, 163061, 4331, 4332 and 4333. In case you have one of the affected bars in your cupbpoard, look out for Dark Almond Sea Salt bars with the best before dates 28 February 2026 and 2 April 2026, and Everything bars with a best before date between the 26 and 28 November 2025.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued warnings about the potentially hazardous items, with its latest update alerting shoppers to further affected dates and batch codes.

Chocolate lovers were warned: "Tony's Chocolonely is recalling the above products. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products.

"These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products.

"If you have bought any of the above products, do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a refund or replacement."

The chocolate manufacturer stated: "Whilst the chance of any individual product being affected is low, we have decided to take this step in order to ensure the safety and satisfaction of Tony’s Chocolonely consumers.

"This recall only affects these specific products and lot codes. All other Tony’s Chocolonely products remain safe to consume and are not impacted."

The recall, which took place, on April 1 prompted the company to confirm that the recall was not a practical joke. "We wish this were an April Fools’, but we’d never kid about the quality of our products," it said.