Lidl recalls 'potentially deadly' cheese and chocolate after labelling error

Recall: The products did not warn of potentially allergy risks
Tom Marshall14 May 2016

Lidl has recalled three of its products after failing to list potentially deadly allergens on the packaging.

The supermarket is asking customers to return Bavarian Style Smoked Cheese with Ham, Bread Baking Mix and Milk Chocolate with Hazelnuts.

Each item contains wheat, rye, barley (gluten), milk or hazelnuts which are not mentioned in English on the label.

With each recall, Lidl said the "product is a possible health risk to anyone with an allergy or intolerance" to one of the allergens.

Details of the affected products:

Bavarian Style Smoked Cheese with Ham

Product brand: Meine Kaserei

Pack size: 150g

Batch code: 154

Undeclared allergen: Milk

Bread Baking Mix (Sunflower Seed, Ciabatta, Farmhouse and Rustic Wholemeal)

Product brand: Belbake

Pack size: 1kg

Undeclared allergens: wheat, rye, barley (gluten)

Milk Chocolate with Hazelnuts

Product brand: Fin Carre

Pack size: 100g

Batch code: L6028A123

Undeclared allergens: Milk and hazelnuts

It advises customers to not eat any of the items if they are allergic to the products, and instead return them to the store they bought them from for a "full refund".

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) also warned anyone with an intolerance to the ingredients not to eat them.

It said: "The above products contain wheat, rye or barley (gluten), milk or hazelnuts which are not mentioned on the label in English.

"This means the products are a health risk to anyone with an allergy or intolerance to one of the above allergens."

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