Tesco withdraws batches of chocolate and cookies
Thursday 22 November 2007
Tesco has withdrawn certain batches of chocolate and chocolate-coated ginger cookies because of the presence of milk, which is not shown on the products' labels.
This makes the affected batches unsafe for people who are allergic or intolerant to milk or milk constituents. The Agency has issued an Allergy Alert.
Anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk is advised not to eat these products.
Product details
Details of the products and affected batches are below:
| Product | Batch withdrawn |
|---|---|
| Tesco Finest Plain Cooking Chocolate, 150g | April 2008 code L07117 & September 2008 code L07250 |
| Tesco Amazonian Plain Chocolate 60%, 100g | 31/07/2008 code 07212 & 01/08/2008 code 07213 |
| Tesco Continental Plain Chocolate 74%, 100g | 03/2009 code L7257 |
| Tesco Organic Plain Chocolate, 100g | 09/2008 code L7064 & 04/2009 code L7288 |
| Tesco Finest Half Coated Ginger Cookies, 200g | 18 Mar 08 code 7261B & 19 Mar 08 code 7262N |
No other Tesco products are known to be affected.
Tesco has withdrawn all affected stock from sale. In addition, the company has contacted the relevant allergy support organisations, which will inform their at-risk members of the withdrawal.
Allergy Alerts
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