Grace Foods withdraws its own brand Coconut Milk powder/ Leche de Coco en polvo due to incomplete allergen labelling of milk
Tuesday 16 February 2010
Allergens: Milk (incorrectly labelled as sodium caseinate)
Ref: D/2010
Product
Coconut Milk powder/Leche de Coco en polvo
Risk
The above product contains milk, which is labelled in the ingredients list only as sodium caseinate without additional reference to ‘milk’. This makes the product a potential health risk for people who are allergic or intolerant to milk or milk constituents.
Product identification
Brand: Grace
Name: Coconut Milk powder/ Leche de Coco en polovo
Size: 50g weight individual foil pack sachets. The product is also supplied to some premises in a multi-pack containing three foil pack sachets of 50g.
Batch number: B/NO: 52619R
Best before: APR 2011
Use: the product is a powder to be mixed with water
Action taken by the company
The company has supplied this product to the UK market since October 2009. The company is voluntarily withdrawing the product from sale and over-stickering it with correct allergen labelling. The allergy support organisations have been informed.
No other Grace Foods products are known to be affected
Advice to consumers
Customers with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents are advised not to eat or drink this product.
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