The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is advising anyone who has a peanut allergy to avoid eating any foods that contain, or may contain, mustard, mustard seeds, mustard powder or mustard flour because of potential contamination with peanuts.
These products are sold under several different brand names at several different retail stores.
The mustard ingredients can be found in food such as dips, sauces, salads and pre-packed sandwiches.
Further information, including a regularly updated list of affected products, can be found here:
Investigations are currently ongoing to determine the root cause of the contamination, and any products found to be affected are being recalled.
For now, it remains very important that anyone with a peanut allergy avoids consuming products containing mustard as an ingredient, until the FSA are satisfied that all of the affected products have been identified and recalled.
Parents and carers of children who have a peanut allergy should take care to check the labels of food they buy and, if eating out, or getting a takeaway, ask the restaurant or cafe about foods that might contain mustard.
This ALERT first appeared on the “NOTTS ALERTS” webpage on 30th September you can read it for yourself by visiting “Nottinghamshire Alerts” from our main menu on the home page.