Brits have expressed their fury after discovering their turkeys had gone "rotten" hours in the run up to Christmas Day - with some the "rancid" meats have ruined their celebrations.
Birds allegedly bought from Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Aldi are among those already found to be "slimy" and "rancid" - even before families tuck into their festive dinners. Aldi says all supermarkets experience similar issues, like this, during the festive period.
However, writing on social media, shoppers say the finds have ruined their Christmases. One Tesco shopper had to chuck his £60 turkey in the bin. Other culinary disasters already threaten to cast gloom on celebrations, including concerns cheese in some Christmas hampers might be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, (STEC).
Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced the recall of Mrs Kirkham's Mild and Creamy Lancashire, Mrs Kirkham's Tasty Lancashire, Mrs Kirkham's Mature Lancashire and Mrs Kirkham's Smoked Lancashire on Christmas Eve - hours before families may have hoped to serve them to loved ones.
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Fiancé gifts partner with Dyson hand dryer in Christmas gaffe
A man was left redfaced after giving his fiancée a Dyson handryer in error this Christmas.
Angus Duncan seemingly thought he'd purchased the Dyson Air Wrap – for hair – rather than a toilet handryer.
But when his partner took the wrapping off, she found the box actualy contained a handryer - often seen in loos.
The tongue-in-cheek Tweet soon garnered a whole host of replies as the puns rolled in.
Why do we eat turkey on Christmas Day?
Our explainer, published today, details why we follow so many traditions at Christmas.
It addresses the turkey tradition, stating the bird arrived on people’s plates in the 1600s when it was brought back from the USA but it is said to have taken off with the Victorians when Scrooge ordered a turkey for the Crachit family in a Christmas Carol.
Back in the day, people had goose.
'My cooker blew up on Christmas Day'
Writing on a forum, one Brit said their cooker "blew up" one Christmas Day.
They posted: "Cooker blew up Christmas day mid cook. Lovely neighbours took in the meat and potatoes for us but we had to abandon lots of the trimmings... Was still lovely meal though."
This occured on December 25 several years ago, it is understood.
Aldi reminds customers to store turkeys properly
A major supermarket has said the whole industry experiences this issue most Christmases.
Aldi has reminded customers to always follow the product instructions of all goods to ensure they remain appetising. These instructions include the optimum storage of all supermarket products, including turkeys.
Another Sainsburys customer says Christmas 'ruined' by Turkey
Another customer has taken to X, formerly known as Twitter, to express outrage over their rotten Turkey. He says he will no longer be shopping at Sainsburys.
Chris White tagged the supermarket chain and wrote: "Thank you kindly for ruining my brother and I's Christmas Dinner - Our turkey crown absolutely smells rotten and is mouldy carrots and sprout is then - one very disappointed ex- customer."
Sainsbury's 'ruins' one shopper's Christmas with 'rancid' turkey
One user wrote: "Sainsbury's you have RUINED our Christmas - just opened our turkey, which was bought from you on Thursday.
"Kept refrigerated and is still in date… and it is RANCID!!"
Tesco shopper says he has to throw £60 turkey in bin
One man says Tesco has ruined his Christmas as he had to throw his £60 poultry in the bin.
Photos he shared on X show the turkey, which appears to be a Tesco Finest product, appear rather unappetising.
Tesco has addressed the message but replying to offer assistance.
Sainsbury's branded 'appalling' after cancelling order on Christmas Eve
Sainsbury's is investigating after a customer branded it "appalling" for cancelling his turkey crown and ham joint yesterday.
Taking to X, the man said he ordered the turkey as early as December 3 only for it to be scrapped the day before Christmas.
The ham joint was allegedly only replaced by four slices of ham. Sainsbury's has contacted the shopper to start an investigation
Why do some turkeys go bad every year?
A family-run butchers says supermarket turkeys are particularly prone to going bad because they are slaughtered sometimes one month in advance of Christmas Day.
After this, supermarkets typically bag the birds, have carbon dioxide pumped into them to replace any oxygen that would lead to a bacteria bloom, and they are then cool to just above freezing.
But Tomlinsons Farm Shop, which is near Nuneaton, Warwickshire, says when bags containing individual turkeys are damaged, oxygen can leak inside, causing the turkey "to rapidly go rancid".
Aldi says the whole industry often experiences this issue every Christmas
The whole supermarket industry experiences this issue most Christmases, Aldi says.
Speaking to the Mirror, it has all supermarkets encounter this challenge and has reminded customers to always follow the product instructions of all goods to ensure they remain appetising. These instructions include the optimum storage of all supermarket products, including turkeys.
Other gruesome pictures emerge of disappointing turkeys
As families continue to gather this Christmas Day, fridges are being opened again and again - often to horrors inside.
These include rather gruesome turkeys, including this one which looks rather unappetising. It is unclear where this one was purchased but the X user suggests he'll give it a swerve...
Turkey travesties echo culinary calamities of 2022
This year's turkey criticism mirrors similiar chaos encountered with the festive birds last year.
In 2022, the Mirror told how "rotten alien" turkeys ruined some Christmases. One person complained their turkey looked like Steven Spielberg's ET, and another said they were forced to eat beans on toast instead.
Again major supermarkets, including Waitrose, were slammed last Christmas.
The Mirror has contacted Aldi, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda
The Mirror has approached each supermarket referenced - thus far Aldi, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda - for comment about the turkey complaints.
We will publish each supermarket's reply as and when we receive this, although this may be tomorrow or later in the week due to festive opening hours.
Another Sainsbury's customer blasts 'rotten' turkey
Another person launched a complaint with Sainsbury's after they discovered their turkey had gone "rotten."
They said on X: "Just went to prep the turkey crown for tomorrow and it's rotten!!! Cheers Sainsbury's."
Warning not to put turkey fat down the sink this Christmas
Brits are being urged not to pour turkey fat down the sink this Christmas – or risk flooding their homes.
Trade association Water UK has issued a warning to families to dispose of cooking fats, oils and greases responsibly to avoid blocked pipes, property damage and harm to the environment.
It comes as research shows that 27 per cent of UK adults dispose of their fats down the sink, 22 per cent down the drain and 11 per cent down the toilet. A new national campaign from Water UK is encouraging people to avoid putting any leftover fats, oils or greases down the sink.
Tesco turkey 'absolutely stinks,' one angry customer says
A Tesco shopper bought a £53 turkey from their local store a couple of days ago and complained to the retail giant that it had gone "rotten"
They said on X: "This is a bit of a blow. Bought a 'fresh' turkey from the local Tesco superstore a couple of days ago.
"Just unwrapped it to prepare everything for tomorrow and it absolutely stinks. The meat is rotten. So... Christmas dinner? It'll not be quite as we might've hoped."
Aldi doesn't escape criticism over its turkeys on Christmas Day
Another X user wrote: "@AldiUK Loving your Turkey crown which is rotten two days before its use by date."
They had paid £13.60 for the turkey crown which had a best before date of December 26.
A further Aldi customer penned: "@AldiUK Christmas ruined, thanks for the rotten turkey.
"Research tells me that a fresh raw turkey only lasts two days so why are you selling them on the 19th with a best before date on the 28th?
"Looks like we are having chicken on Christmas day."
Cheese recalled due to possible E. Coli - and they could be in your Christmas hamper
Four types of cheese have been recalled due to possible E. Coli - with warnings they could have been gifted in Christmas hampers.
Mrs Kirkham's Mild and Creamy Lancashire, Mrs Kirkham's Tasty Lancashire, Mrs Kirkham's Mature Lancashire and Mrs Kirkham's Smoked Lancashire have all been recalled as a "precaution".
The cheeses might be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, (STEC). Food Standards Agency issued a recall on Christmas Eve.
Asda Christmas turkey blasted for being 'rotten'
Families have blasted supermarkets in the run-up to Christmas Day after encountering issues with turkeys.
One X (was Twitter) user wrote: "Asda, Christmas Day officially ruined. Purchased this earlier and it's rotten. It smells absolutely disgusting.
"It's shocking how you can sell something that's rotten and then leave people worried where they are going to eat another turkey with limited time left."
This tweet appears to have since deleted, as it is thought Asda has liaised with the customer.
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