Britons have been issued an essential food safety warning as products sold at supermarkets, restaurants, convenience stores and more are recalled.
FGS Ingredients Ltd has pulled several products containing mustard powder from shelves because they may contain undeclared peanuts, making them unsafe for anyone with a peanut allergy.
The full list of affected products included foods sold at Aldi, Harvester, Domino’s and more.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) recently shared additional products that have been affected by the recall. Britons with an allergy to peanuts should not consume them.
The recalled products may contain undeclared peanuts
Fireaway
This included products sold at Jack’s (part of the Tesco family), Fireaway, Wisely Well, Parsley Box, Diet Chef, Jane Plan, En Route and Pro-Cook.
Jack’s Cheese & Onion Deli Filler
Pack size: 200g
Use by: All dates from September 13, 2024 until September 28, 2024
Jack’s Coronation Chicken Deli Filler
Pack size: 200g
Use by: All dates from September 13, 2024 until September 28, 2024
Jack’s Macaroni Cheese
Pack size: 400g
Use by: All dates up to and including October 26, 2024
Fireaway BBQ Sauce Dip Pot
Pack size: 25g
Best before: December 31, 2024
Wisely Well Macaroni Cheese
Pack size: 270g
Best before: February 26, 2025
SPAR Macaroni Cheese
Pack size: 400g
Use by: All dates up to and including October 26, 2024
Parsley Box Macaroni Cheese
Pack size: 270g
Best before: March 22, 2025; March 28, 2025; April 18, 2025 and April 26, 2025
Diet Chef Macaroni Cheese
Pack size: 270g
Best before: February 27, 2025; April 26, 2025 and May 28, 2025
Jane Plan Macaroni Cheese
Pack size: 270g
Best before: June 10, 2025, July 23, 2025
En Route Macaroni Cheese
Pack size: 270g
Best before: September 6, 2024; October 11, 2024, October, 13 2024; October 27, 2024; November 7, 2024, November 10, 2024; December 7, 2024
Pro-Cook Macaroni Cheese
Pack size: 400g
Best before: All dates up to and including October 29, 2024
The FSA warned: “These products may contain peanuts, making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
“FGS Ingredients Ltd is recalling the above products and have been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall.
“These products are sold under several different brand names at several different retail stores.
“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.
“If you have bought any of the above products and have an allergy to peanuts, do not eat them. Instead, please follow the advice as mentioned in the attached notices.”
Britons can find the relevant notices on the Food Standards Agency’s Alerts page. These will tell affected customers what to do.
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‘If you have bought any of the above products and have an allergy to peanuts, do not eat them’
Jack’s
Allergy UK provided some essential information regarding peanut allergies. Experts stated: “Signs and symptoms usually occur within minutes of contact with peanuts, but can also occur up to one hour later.
“Most allergic reactions are mild but they can also be moderate or severe. Anaphylaxis (pronounced ana-fil-laxis) is the most severe form of allergic reaction which can be life-threatening.
“Mild to moderate symptoms include an itchy mouth, tongue and throat, swelling of lips, around the eyes or face, a red raised itchy rash (often called nettle rash, hives or urticaria), vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhoea and a runny nose and sneezing.
“Any one or more of the following symptoms are a sign of a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) and should be treated as a medical emergency. If available, adrenaline should be given without delay and an ambulance called with the call operator informed that it is anaphylaxis.
“Severe symptoms of anaphylaxis include the swelling of the tongue and/or throat, difficulty in swallowing or speaking, a change in voice (hoarse voice), wheeze (whistling noise) or persistent cough, difficult or noisy breathing, dizziness, collapse, loss of consciousness (due to a drop in blood pressure) and pale, floppy, sudden sleepiness in babies.”
The FSA explained: “Sometimes there will be a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold. Then it might be ‘withdrawn’ (taken off the shelves) or ‘recalled’ (when customers are asked to return the product).
“Sometimes foods have to be withdrawn or recalled if there is a risk to consumers because the allergy labelling is missing or incorrect or if there is any other food allergy risk. When there is a food allergy risk, the FSA will issue an Allergy Alert.”
This comes as a beef product is recalled over fears it could cause sickness and diarrhoea, with more than 7 million Britons warned.
