ASDA has urgently recalled crisps over a "packaging error" that could leave some people seriously ill. The major retailer pulled it's Extra Special Sea Salt & Chardonnay Wine Vinegar Hand Cooked Crisps from shelves and urged shoppers with allergies not to eat them, as some packs contain Cheese & Onion Crisps. As a result, some salt and vinegar crisp packets contain milk that isn't declared on the label.
"This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents," the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said in an alert . Cow's milk allergy is one of the most common food allergies to affect babies and young children. Most children will outgrow their allergy by the age of five, but some people continue being allergic to milk into adulthood.
"Where this happens, people are more likely to experience more severe allergic reactions," Allergy UK notes. Milk allergies can cause mild symptoms, but consuming it can also trigger a severe reaction called anaphylaxis. Asda recalled it's Sea Salt & Chardonnay Wine Vinegar Crisps, taking them off shelves and warning customers with a milk allergy or intolerance not to eat the snack.
Affected batches have a 'best before' date of September 21. The retailer asked people to bring the crisps back to the store for a full refund, no receipt needed. It follows Waitrose recalling cupcakes over a similar packaging error, which saw coffee and walnut cakes mixed into the chocolate cupcake packs.
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