Tesco issues urgent recall notice for popular product that might burn customers when they bite into it

Tesco is urgently recalling its vegan ‘melt in the middle’ burgers due to a ‘burn risk’ when eating.

The Food Standards Agency have found that the Plant Chef 2 Meat-Free Burgers with Melting Middles ‘may maintain a high temperature once cooked’ and could ‘burn customers’.

Customers are urged not to eat the burgers and to return them to any Tesco store for a full refund. No receipt is required.

The recall, issued on Friday, said: ‘Tesco are taking the precautionary step of recalling Tesco Plant Chef 2 Meat-Free Burgers with Melting Middle because the centre of the burgers may maintain a high temperature once cooked.

The Food Standards Agency have found that the Plant Chef 2 Meat-Free Burgers with Melting Middles ‘may maintain a high temperature once cooked’

The recall said: ‘The melting middle could potentially cause a burn risk to consumers when biting into the burger’

‘The melting middle could potentially cause a burn risk to consumers when biting into the burger.’

It is not clear when the product first hit shelves but a vegan blog shared a photo of the burgers on Facebook in June.

People were quick to comment online that the middles were like eating ‘lava’.

One person said on Reddit: ‘I did almost burn my mouth on them.

‘Inside was molten lava.’

Another said: ‘They are nice but careful when eating as the middle is like eating the sun!’

Tesco is urging customers to return the item to the store for a full refund, no receipt is necessary (Stock photo) 

Tesco described the burger, made from Java bean and pea protein, as ‘succulent and tangy’. Its melting middle is made of mustard and gherkins.

The supermarket was one of several forced to recall sandwiches and wraps in June because of an E.coli risk.

But Tesco said at the time it was just a precautionary measure.

Some pastries from the supermarket were recalled in May over fears they may contain metal and plastics.