Wells and Young's recalls some beers

The products being recalled are:

Product	Batch code	'Best before' date
Wells Bombardier Burning Gold, 500ml	L1011	14 October 2011
	L1018	21 October 2011
	L1033	5 November 2011
Wells Bombardier, 500ml	L1004	7 October 2011
	L1005	8 October 2011
	L1011	14 October 2011
	L1012	15 October 2011
	L1017	20 October 2011
	L1018	21 October 2011
	L1032	4 November 2011
	L1033	5 November 2011
Young’s Ram Rod, 275ml	L1009	12 October 2011
	L1010	13 October 2011
Courage Light Ale, 275ml	L1010	13 October 2011
	L1026	29 October 2011
	L1027	30 October 2011
Courage Best Bitter, 500ml	L1006	9 October 2011
Young’s Light Ale, 275ml	L1010	13 October 2011
	L1011	14 October 2011
Courage Directors, 500ml	L1007	10 October 2011
	L1018	21 October 2011
Mongoose Premium Lager, 330ml	L1025	25 January 2012
Mongoose Premium Lager, 670ml	L1027	27 January 2012
	L1028	28 January 2012
Wells Banana Bread, 500ml	L1021	24 October 2011
Young’s Bitter, 500ml	L1020	20 January 2012
Young's Double Chocolate Stout	L1012	12 January 2012

The company is recalling the affected bottles of beer from consumers. Product recall notices have been published in the national newspapers today, Friday 18 February 2011.

No other Wells and Young’s products are known to be affected.

If you have bought any of the affected Wells and Young’s beer, do not open or drink it. To return the product, call 0800 389 1156 or email support@wellsandyoungs.co.uk

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