Tesco has become the latest supermarket to recall a product deemed unsafe for customers.
The popular supermarket has urged shoppers to return BFree Sunflower & Pumpkin Seed Loaf 350g to stores.
BFree Sunflower and Pumpkin Seed Bread 350g
Best before dates: All best before dates
Batch codes: All batch codes
The product poses a possible health risk to anyone with a peanut allergy
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Tesco said: “BFree Foods is recalling all date and batch codes of BFree Sunflower & Pumpkin Seed Loaf 350g as it may contain peanuts, which are not declared on the label. This means the product poses a possible health risk to anyone with a peanut allergy.
“If you have purchased an affected product and have an allergy/intolerance/sensitivity to peanuts, do not eat it. Instead, return it to a Tesco store for a refund. No receipt is required. Use our store locators to find your nearest UK Tesco store or ROI Tesco store.”
For more information, customers can contact BFree Foods directly via email at Quality@bfreefoods.com or 00-353-1-779-0500.
Customers can also contact Tesco customer service on 0800 505 555 or 1800 248 123.
Allergy UK provides information about peanut allergies. Experts said: “Signs and symptoms usually occur within minutes of contact with peanuts, but can also occur up to an hour later. Most allergic reactions are mild, but they can also be moderate or severe.
“Anaphylaxis (pronounced ana-phil-laxis) is the most serious form of allergic reaction that can be life-threatening.
Mild to moderate symptoms include: itchy mouth, tongue, and throat, swelling of the lips, around the eyes or face, red raised itchy rash (often called hives, hives, or urticaria), vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea , runny nose and sneezing.
One or more of the following symptoms are a sign of a serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) and should be treated as a medical emergency. If available, adrenaline should be given immediately and an ambulance should be called, informing the operator that this is the case. anaphylaxis.
Serious symptoms of anaphylaxis include swelling of the tongue and/or throat, difficulty swallowing or speaking, voice change (hoarse voice), wheezing (wheezing sound) or persistent coughing, difficult or noisy breathing, dizziness, fainting, loss of consciousness (if due to a drop in blood pressure), pale, floppy, sudden drowsiness in babies.
Although food recalls are not that common, they should be taken seriously. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) explained what a food recall is and why they happen.
“If there is a problem with a food product that prevents it from being sold, it may be ‘taken off the shelves’ or ‘recalled’ (when customers are asked to return the product),” the government said. department.
“The FSA issues product withdrawal information and product recall information to notify consumers and local authorities of food-related issues.
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Affected customers have been urged not to eat the product and instead return it to a Tesco store
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“In some cases a ‘Food Alert for Action’ is issued. This provides local authorities with details of specific action to be taken on behalf of consumers.”
The FSA added why a product may be recalled due to an allergy risk: “Sometimes foods have to be withdrawn from the market or recalled if there is a risk to consumers because the allergy labeling is missing or incorrect or if there is some other food allergy risk exists. there is a risk of food allergy, the FSA will issue an Allergy Alert.”
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