Tinned tomatoes pulled from shelves

A potentially explosive batch of Australian tinned tomatoes has been pulled from supermarket shelves.

A packaging problem has been detected in a batch of 400g SPC Ardmona whole peeled vine-ripened tomatoes, causing increased pressure in the cans.

Customers have been warned there is a risk of injury when opening the cans, which are sold at Coles, Woolworths and IGA stores across the country.