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Bisto gravy granule products have been pulled from supermarket shelves over fears they could contain dangerous metal shards.

Around 50,000, 170g packs of Bisto For Chicken Gravy Granules and Reduced Salt Bisto For Chicken Gravy Granules have been recalled by manufacturer Premier Foods.

A manufacturing fault at the company's factory in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, was blamed for the recall of the tubs which were distibuted to shops around the UK.

Spokesman Steve Marinker said: “After some maintenance there was a fault which occurred in a filler bowl on the production line and there was some rubbing against the metal bolts, and that is what created this issue.

“The company apologises to Bisto consumers for any inconvenience caused.”

The batch of products affected with the production code BBE Jan 2017 can return the products to the store they purchased them for a full refund or alternatively call 0800 853959 .

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has also issued a warning on its website that ‘some packs may contain small pieces of metal due to a production fault’.

No other Bisto products were said to have been affected.