Allergen Recall: Lidl’s Choc Choco & Caramel Bars

Allergen Recall: Lidl's Choc Choco & Caramel Bars

Lidl's Choc Choco & Caramel Bars

Lidl GB is recalling their Mister Choc Choco & Caramel Bars because due to a packaging error, they contain Caramel Peanut Bars instead - containing the allergen peanuts. This could cause a fatal health hazard to those with allergies to peanuts...

Peanut Allergies

A person with a severe allergy to peanuts has to avoid every bit of contact with peanuts - even shaking the hand of someone who has just eaten peanuts, or a food containing peanuts, could literally kill them - they could go into anaphylactic shock (also called anaphylaxis) - and if they are not immediately treated, they could die from this.

So it is extremely important that any foods containing peanuts are clearly labeled, so those with a peanut allergy can avoid those. Everyone in their household, and even preferably at work, should also not be consuming peanuts, just in case of cross-contamination - the allergic person's life literally depends on it..!

For more information on Peanut Allergies, find a handy information leaflet here.

Nuts and Peanuts

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

The 14 Allergens

If you'd like to know more about the 14 allergens recognised under UK/EU law, click here.

Information regarding the actual recall by Lidl

Product	Pack Size	Best Before	Batch Code	Allergen
Mister Choc Choco & Caramel Bars	6 pack (270g)	01.2020	All batch codes	Peanuts

To read the Food Standards Agency's recall notice, click here. To see Lidl's own recall notice on the FSA website, click here. Lidl's also has this recall under their own recall section of their website.

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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.

The 14 Allergens

There are 14 major allergens that need to be clearly highlighted on the packaging of any food that contains it. If the allergen is sold in a different way, for instance as loose foods or cooked into a meal, information on what contains any of these 14 allergens must be easily available.

The 14 recognised food allergens in the UK

The Law

From December 13, 2014, all food businesses have to provide this information on these 14 allergens, wherever they might be present in foods.
To read and/or download the EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation Allergen Provisions, click here.
Additional guidance given by the Food Standards Agency can be found here.
Guidance on Food Allergen Management for Food Manufacturers can be found here.
The Food Standards Agency also has a specific leaflet to help with allergen information for loose foods.
They also provide other information, including a handy allergen chart for caterers.

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