Mother's Fury as Tesco Sells Out-of-date Formula Milk

A four-week-old baby allegedly became sick after drinking out of date milk bought from Tesco.

Leah Houghton is warning other parents to be vigilant after feeding her son Reuben-Lee a bottle of instant Cow and Gate formula milk which went out of date almost four months ago.

The 23-year-old said Reuben started being sick and lethargic within hours of being fed the ready-made mix bought from her local Tesco store in Burscough, Lancashire.

The coffee shop manager immediately rang her health visitor who advised taking Reuben to A&E if his condition deteriorated.

After taking the remaining bottle and receipt back to the store, the mum was offered a 75p refund and some nappies as an apology.

A Tesco spokesperson said:

"We are surprised to hear about this complaint as we work hard to provide the highest standards of food safety and have robust procedures that regularly check the dates of our baby milk products.

"However as we take all complaints seriously we have double checked the baby milk on the shelves of our Burscough Bridge store so customers can be sure it is all in date."

If your health has suffered due to a dangerous or defective product, you may be entitled to compensation. Call our Oldham claims team on 0161 627 2469 to find out more.

Mellor Hargreaves Ltd

Defective Product Solicitors