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Date Published: 20/05/2022
ARCHIVED - Spanish food alert for 11 chocolate brands
The chocolate treats sold all over Spain contain peanut protein
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety has issued an alert for the presence of peanut protein in almost one hundred chocolate products from eleven different brands. The items failed to include peanuts on their label and consuming the chocolate could be harmful to people with allergies.
Raising the alarm on Thursday May 19, the consumer organisation OCU asked parents to pay “special attention” to purchases since “many of these chocolates are aimed at children”.
The European Food Alert Network alerted the Spanish authorities after discovering the peanut protein in soya lecithin from India.
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The affected brands are Amatller, Bon Preu, Amatller Chocolates, Mendaro Chocolates, Lacasa Chocolates, Simon Coll Chocolates, Simon Coll/Waksman Chocolates, Faborit, Ka Kaw, Lekkerland and Chocolate Museum, and includes chocolate bars, sweets and figures like coins, umbrellas and pencils.
According to the OCU, these products have been distributed in most of the Autonomous Communities across Spain and the authorities are arranging their withdrawal from the market.
As a precautionary measure, the OCU recommends people allergic to peanuts who may have purchased these products to refrain from consuming them.
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