A BARROW man has received an apology from Asda after a substitute mishap saw booze delivered to a recovering alcoholic.

Asda delivered gluten free alcoholic beer as a substitute for alcohol-free beer which may have led to Lee Edmundson- Thompson's partner 'spiralling into a state of poor mental health', he said.

Luckily the 41-year-old's partner spotted the San Miguel was gluten free rather than alcohol free before drinking it.

"I ordered Becks alcohol free lager for my boyfriend who is a recovering alcoholic," he said.

"Asda substituted the alcohol free for San Miguel. The delivery service need a wake-up call.

"He has not had a drink in 10 years now.

"If he had that it could trigger his autism and cause him to spiral and it would be his mental health that would suffer.

"I actually ordered myself some Kronenberg and him the Becks alcohol free stuff.

"I do not know what they were thinking as it was gluten free but not alcohol free.

"It is a very poor mistake to make.

"The manager was very apologetic when he spoke to me over the phone. He was not best pleased about what had happened.

"This is not just a silly mistake though like you get with many substitutions you hear about; this is sending alcohol to an alcoholic."

He believed the mistake must have been made when they were making the exchange in the picking process, which was confirmed by Asda.

A spokesman for Asda said: “Due to a picking error the wrong box of beers was selected for Mr Edmundson-Thompson’s delivery.

"We are very sorry for getting it wrong on this occasion and are pleased he has accepted our goodwill gesture and full refund as an apology.”

Speaking after the apology was made, Mr Edmundson-Thompson said the manager told him they would be putting procedures in place to make sure drivers are more aware of situations like this.

"I think it is really positive that they are learning from this error because it could have been really costly," he said.

"What if a substitution was made for something with nuts in it for a person with a nut allergy. The cost of something like that could have been fatal.

"The manager told me they have a lot of new drivers at the moment and they are still getting used to the picking system which is how this has happened.

"The drivers will now be more aware of situations like this in the future which is better for us and for all the other people getting deliveries.