Allergen Recall: Unilever Ben and Jerry’s Chunky Monkey Non-Dairy Ice Cream

Allergen Recall: Ben and Jerry's Chunky Monkey Non-Dairy ice cream

CHUNKY MONKEY ICE CREAM

Ben and Jerry's Chunky Monkey non-dairy ice cream is being recalled because it contains Nuts and Soya which are not declared, as an artwork error printed over the detailed nutritional and allergen information.

Soya Allergy

Though soya allergies are not as common as some other allergies, it nevertheless affects a lot of people, who could potentially die from eating a product containing soya. For those with an intolerance to soya, eating products containing soya affects their health and wellbeing.

For more information on soya allergies, go here.

Pistachios, Nuts and Anaphylaxis

Pistachios are a type of nut, and nuts are one of the 14 allergens that must be clearly highlighted on all the labels.

This ice cream seems suitable for those with an allergy to nuts, because, according to the label, it does not contain any. However, just one little taste of this ice cream - for instance, tasting it with the tip of a tongue - could put a person who is allergic to nuts, in a deadly situation. Their lips can swell, their throat will swell shut, inside their lungs, their bronchii will start swelling as well, and the person won't be able to breathe. This process is called anaphylaxis, or anaphylactic shock , and if medical attention in the form of an adrenaline auto-injector is not given within minutes, the person can die.

So you see how important it is for this ice cream to be recalled!

Nuts and Peanuts

If you'd like to know more about the difference between nuts and peanuts, click here.

Soya Allergies

If you'd like to know more about how soya and soya allergies, click here.

Unilever Ben and Jerry's Chunky Monkey Non-Dairy Ice Cream Recall

Product	Pack Size	Best Before	Batch Code	Allergens
Ben and Jerry's Chunky Monkey Non-Dairy Ice Cream	100ml	06/2020	L8338	Nuts, Soya

To read the Food Standards Agency's recall notice, click here. To see Cook Trading Ltd's own recall notice on the FSA website, click here.

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What is the difference between nuts and peanuts?

This is a question we get asked a lot on our courses. When we talk about nuts, we mean tree nuts; i.e., nuts that grow on trees - like all those almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans and walnuts

Peanuts

Peanuts are also called groundnuts and it is this name that clearly shows the difference. Peanuts grow in the ground, and are actually part of the beans and peas family. But though they are strictly speaking a legume, they are similar in taste and nutritional contents that they are often considered a nut for culinary purposes and called as such in the English language.

Soya

Soya is one of the 14 allergens that need to be clearly highlighted on the packaging of any food that contains it. An allergy to soya may not be as common as allergies to milk, eggs, peanuts or fish, but is just as life threatening.

Soya Beans

Soya is a legume (a bean), which is often eaten cooked. It is also added to many other foods after being processed in some way. They're often dried and then made into soya flour and added to many different types of food dishes - even ones which you wouldn't expect to contain soya (baked beans, for instance!). Soya is also made into Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP), soya meat, soya chunks and soya milk. Soya milk is often used as an alternative to cow's milk and breast milk. When the immature bean in the pod is used, the product is called 'edamame', which is a common ingredient in Asian cooking, so those with an allergy to soya will also need to steer clear of edamame.

Soya Allergy

Allergic reactions to soya among children are often mild, and may just cause a rash. But they are not always mild and the allergic reaction can affect the whole body, leading to anaphylactic shock, which is always a life threatening medical emergency.

For some people, their symptoms can involve their digestive system instead, giving rise to symptoms such as stomach pains, diarrhoea, vomiting, acid reflux and colic. Very rarely, Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) occurs, leading to diarrheoa and severe and repeated vomiting - this can happens 2-3 hours after the exposure to the soya allergen (as with other allergens). This is more common in babies and very young children, who are much more susceptible to dehydration and other complications, increasing the amount of impact on them.