Poundland Ltd has withdrawn After Dinner Mints because the product contains milk, which is not mentioned in the ingredients list. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.
Product details
Product name: After Dinner Mints, Mint Cream Centre Dark Chocolates
Pack size: 40g
‘Best before’ date: all boxes where milk is not mentioned in the ingredients list
Risk
Allergen: milk
This product contains milk, making it a possible health risk for anyone who is allergic or has an intolerance to milk or milk constituents.
Our advice to consumers
If you have bought the above product and have an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where you bought it.
Action taken by the company
Poundland Ltd has withdrawn the product from sale and has contacted the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the withdrawal. The company will be displaying point-of-sale notices in stores. A copy of this notice can be found below. Poundland Ltd customer service team can be contacted on 0800 731 5622.
No other Poundland Ltd products are known to be affected.
About allergy alerts
Sometimes there will be a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold. Then it might be 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'recalled' (when customers are asked to return the product). Sometimes foods have to be withdrawn or recalled if there is a risk to consumers because the allergy labelling is missing or incorrect or if there is any other food allergy risk. When there is a food allergy risk, the FSA will issue an Allergy Alert.
- See more at: http://www.food.gov.uk/news-updates/news/2016/14787/mints-withdrawn-by-poundland-dueto-milk#sthash.sIns0Cqd.dpuf
