THE Food Safety Authority of Ireland has released an alert to take precautionary measures if you have an allergy.
The FSAI was notified by the Food Standards Agency in the UK that batches of mustard flour imported from India have been found to contain undeclared peanut protein.
As a precautionary measure, the FSAI is advising anyone with a peanut allergy or suspected peanut allergy not to eat anything containing mustard.
The association is also advising consumers to check the labelling on products before eating.
Mustard is a top-priority food allergen in the EU and must be declared on pre-packed food and for non-pre-packed food when it’s used as an ingredient.
The FSAI also advised that the UK is “working urgently” to figure out the source and distribution chains for the affected batches.
The investigation is ongoing, and the FSAI is working with the UK agency.
It comes as the FSAI issued two food allergen alerts earlier this week relating to the contamination.
On Monday, the FSAI warned about the possible presence of peanuts in batches of Domino’s Garlic & Herb dip along with Domino’s Mustard & Honey dips.
The impacted batches include the 100g and 25g pack sizes of Domino’s Garlic and Herb dip, along with the 25g pack size of Domino’s Honey and Mustard Dip.
The affected packs were provided up until Sunday, September 15.
The FSAI warned: “The above batches of Domino’s Garlic & Herb dip and Domino’s Honey & Mustard dip may contain peanuts that are not declared in the list of ingredients.
“This may make the affected batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of peanuts.”
The agency also issued a warning for the 100g pack size of Carlos Takeaway Garlic & Herb Dip.
The impacted batches had best-before dates of 19/11/2024, 26/11/2024 and 02/12/2024 on them.
The FSAI said: “The above batches of Carlos Takeaway Garlic & Herb dip may contain peanuts that are not declared in the list of ingredients.
“This may make the batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of peanuts.
“The product is sold in Aldi stores. “
The FSAI will issue additional food allergen alerts if any additional implicated products are found to be on sale in Ireland.
