Grace Foods withdraws coconut milk powder
Tuesday 16 February 2010
Grace Foods has withdrawn packs of its own-brand coconut milk powder, because the product contains milk, which is mentioned in the ingredients list only as sodium caseinate without additional reference to 'milk'.
This makes the product a possible health risk for anyone who is allergic to or intolerant of milk. The Agency has issued an Allergy Alert. Anyone with an allergy to or intolerance of milk is advised not to eat or drink this product.
Product details
The product being withdrawn is:
- Brand: Grace
- Product name: Coconut Milk powder (the product name also appears in Spanish as ‘Leche de Coco en polvo’)
- Sizes: Individual 50g foil sachets and multi-packs containing three 50g foil sachets
- Batch number: B/NO: 52619R
- Best before: April 2011
The product is a powder to be mixed with water before use.
Grace Foods has supplied this product to the UK market since October 2009. The company is voluntarily withdrawing the product from sale and will place a sticker that shows that the product contains milk over the incorrect ingredients list on each packet. The relevant allergy support organisations have been contacted, and they will tell their members that milk has been found in the product.
No other Grace Foods products are known to be affected.
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