Tesco and Poundland have recalled popular products due to undeclared soya, making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya.
Customers have been told to return their Doritos Tangy Cheese to stores.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said: “Doritos is recalling Doritos Tangy Cheese because soya is not declared on the ingredients list. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya.
“The pack has been mispacked with Doritos Chilli heatwave. Doritos Tangy Cheese 180g (only from Tesco stores) Doritos Tangy Cheese 5 x 30g multipack (only from Poundland stores).”
Tesco UK is recalling Doritos Tangy Cheese 180g
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Poundland UK is recalling Doritos Tangy Cheese (multipacks)
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Doritos Tangy Cheese
Pack size: 180g
Best before: June 1, 2024
Doritos Tangy Cheese (multipacks)
Pack size: 5 x 30g
Best before: June 1, 2024
A customer notice explained why both products have been recalled. It read: “Although this product states may contain soya on the back of the pack, soya is not declared on the ingredients list.
“The affected packs pose a risk to people with an allergy to soya.”
Doritos urged customers to call the Customer Care Line on 0800 274 777 to receive a full refund. Calls from UK landlines are free, mobile changes may vary.
Mild to moderate symptoms of immediate soya allergy may include a red raised rash (known as hives or urticaria) anywhere on the body, a tingling or itchy feeling in the mouth, swelling of lips, face or eyes, and stomach pain or vomiting, reported Anaphylaxis UK.
The charity said: “Most people with soya allergy have mild symptoms but, very rarely, symptoms can be more serious.”
The term for this more serious reaction is anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis UK said: “Most healthcare professionals consider an allergic reaction to be anaphylaxis when it involves difficulty breathing or affects the heart rhythm or blood pressure. Any one or more of the ABC symptoms above may be present.
“In extreme cases, there could be a dramatic fall in blood pressure. The person may become weak and floppy and may have a sense of something terrible happening. Any of the ABC symptoms may lead to collapse and loss of consciousness and, on rare occasions, can be fatal.”
More serious symptoms include Airway, which includes swelling in the throat, tongue or upper airways (tightening of the throat, hoarse voice and difficulty swallowing; breathing, including a sudden onset wheezing, breathing difficulty and noisy breathing; and circulation, dizziness, feeling faint, sudden sleepiness, tiredness, confusion, pale clammy skin and loss of consciousness.”
Tesco and Poundland have recalled a popular product due to health risk
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Symptoms of delayed soya allergy include stomach pain, diarrhoea (which might be bloody), vomiting, reflux, and colic. Sometimes people have atopic dermatitis (a type of eczema).
The FSA explained why products are often recalled. The Government body said: “Sometimes there will be a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold.
“Then it might be ‘withdrawn’ (taken off the shelves) or ‘recalled’ (when customers are asked to return the product).
“Sometimes foods have to be withdrawn or recalled if there is a risk to consumers because the allergy labelling is missing or incorrect or if there is any other food allergy risk. When there is a food allergy risk, the FSA will issue an Allergy Alert.”
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