The Food Standards Agency sent out an urgent warning and asked shops to take the bars off the shelf immediately
Food safety chiefs have issued an urgent warning over a chocolate on sale in the UK which has been contaminated with peanuts – potentially lethal for those with allergies. The Food Standards Agency has sent out the alert – and admitted they’re not sure which outlets the Neosis Schokolade Love of Dubai chocolate has been sold in.
The FSA pleaded with businesses in the UK to immediately take the product off the shelves as it presents a ‘serious risk’ to those with allergy to peanuts. Officials said they had been unable to contact the supplier, so are appealing direct to sellers.
In the update the FSA said: “We are notifying consumers and food business who have purchased Neosis Schokolade Love of Dubai chocolate that this product contains peanut, which is not mentioned on the label, making it a possible health risk to anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
“Food businesses selling Neosis Schokolade Love of Dubai chocolate in the UK, manufactured by NEOSIS, Gida ve Unlu Mam Ltd, are advised to immediately stop sales and to undertake product withdrawals, and where there have been retail sales, to undertake product recalls. This is because the product presents a serious risk to anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
“Businesses have been supplied these products by a company called Black Sea Trading Ltd, who have so far been uncontactable. As a result, food safety action is required by the food businesses selling these products.”
Product details
Neosis Schokolade Love of Dubai
The FSA added: “We are working closely with relevant enforcement authorities to progress investigations and ensure affected products are withdrawn from the market and, where sold at retail, recalled. We are informing allergy organisations of the issue.”
FSA advice to consumers
Don’t buy this product, and if you have bought it, don’t eat it, especially if you have a peanut allergy. Dispose of the product at home and get in touch with your local Trading Standards in Great Britain or Environmental Health Officers in Northern Ireland, to let them know where you purchased it.
