Hundreds of products have been recalled due to concerns they may contain undeclared peanuts, the Food Standards Authority (FSA) has announced. This includes additional items from Domino’s, which earlier this month withdrew some sauces from sale over contamination fears.
This follows a similar action taken by Papa John’s pizza chain over the weekend. The full list of recalled foods produced by FGS Ingredients Ltd encompasses a variety of dips, curry powders and seasonings.
Customers are being advised to return any affected products for a full refund in what is being described as a “precautionary” measure. “These products are sold under several different brand names at several different retail stores,” stated the FSA notice.
Point of sale notices will be displayed in the stores where the products were sold, explaining the reason for the recall and advising customers on what to do if they have purchased these products. Among the listed items are Domino’s barbecue Dip, various seasonings and curry powders under the Favourit and Dunnes Store labels, as well as certain Westmorland Family Butchery sausages and burgers.
This follows a recall by the same producer just weeks ago due to undeclared nuts in its mustard products. Last month, Leicester-based FGS Ingredients stated that it had conducted additional testing across its ingredients and found “no detection of any peanut content or residue”, but advised customers to withdraw products containing the mustard ingredients from sale, reports Bristol Live.
Darren Whitby, the head of incidents at the FSA, 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. Parents and carers of children who have a peanut allergy should take care to check the labels of food they buy and, if eating out, or getting a takeaway, ask the restaurant or cafe about foods that might contain mustard.Mustard products that may contain traces of peanuts can be found in foods such as dips, sauces, salads and pre-packaged sandwiches. The FSA has issued this advice as “a precautionary approach so that people with a peanut allergy have up to date information about the potential risk and can take action to keep themselves safe”.