The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a “do not eat” warning for a number of products, including dips, curry powders and seasoning, because they may contain peanuts not mentioned on the label. Consumers have been advised to return products in exchange for a full refund with the move described as “precautionary”. “These products are sold under several different brand names at several different retail stores,” the FSA notice said.
“Point of sale notices will be displayed where the products were sold. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products.” Among the products listed are Domino’s BBQ Dip and a number of seasonings and curry powders with the Favourit and Dunnes Store labels, as well as some Westmorland Family Butchery sausages and burgers.
It comes weeks after another recall by the same producer about undeclared nuts within its mustard products. Last month Leicester-based FGS Ingredients said it had carried out additional testing across its ingredients and had “not detected any presence of peanut content or residue”, but advised customers to remove products from sale containing the mustard ingredients. Darren Whitby, the FSA’s head of incidents, said last month: “Our advice still applies – those with a peanut allergy should avoid consuming products containing mustard as an ingredient until we identify the individual products affected.
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