The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a notification for consumers and retailers that have purchased Neosis Schokolade Love of Dubai chocolate due to it containing peanut that is not mentioned on the label.
It advises food businesses selling Neosis Schokolade Love of Dubai chocolate in the UK, manufactured by NEOSIS, Gida ve Unlu Mam Ltd, to immediately stop sales and to undertake product withdrawals, and where there have been retail sales, to undertake product recalls, warning of a serious risk to anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
The FSA added that these products have been supplied 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.
“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are working closely with relevant enforcement authorities to progress investigations and ensure affected products are withdrawn from the market and, where sold at retail, recalled.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.”
By law, products made to UK standards should have labels in English containing the following information:
- The name of the food (e.g. milk chocolate with pistachio paste filling)
- A list of ingredients with allergens emphasised
- The weight of the food in grams
- A best before or use by date
- The name and address of the UK or EU business responsible for the product information and if the food is not from there, that of the importer must be included
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