Asda recalls thousands of Mini Rocky Road Bites after failed allergy warning
Supermarket warns customers that affected snacks could pose health risk to people with allergies after labelling mix-up
ASDA is recalling thousands of Mini Rocky Road bites after realising their labels failed to mention they contain egg.
The supermarket giant is urgently pulling the product after they were found to contain chocolate brownies instead of the marshmallow biscuit snacks.
Asda have apologised for the mistake, saying they are “very sorry” for the mix-up, which could be dangerous for people with allergies.
The £2.20 Mini Rocky Road Bites – which have a 'use by' date of 4 August – do not mention egg in the list of ingredients.
The boxes are now being recalled from all of the chain’s 525 stores across the UK.
And the budget supermarket is now offering full refunds to anyone who bought the mislabelled product.
A spokesperson for the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said: “This product contains egg, which is not mentioned on the product label, making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg.
“If you have bought the above product and have an allergy or intolerance to egg, do not eat it.
“Instead return it to the nearest Asda store for a full refund.”
No other Asda products are believed to be affected by the mix-up.
A spokesman for Asda said: “It has come to our attention that some of the packs of Asda Baker's Selection 20 Mini Rocky Road Bites with the best before date of 04 Aug 2016 have been incorrectly packed with Mini Chocolate Brownies and therefore contain egg, which is not declared in the ingredients.
“We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused and will ensure this doesn't happen again.
“If you would like any further information please contact Asda Customer Relations.”
Last week, Asda’s rivals Tesco and Sainsbury’s scrambled to recall tins of pasta over fears they could contain chunks of rubber.
The supermarkets warned customers not to eat the cans of ravioli and macaroni after the Food Standards Agency warned they could pose a “risk to health”.
The affected products in that incident – made by Noliko N.V in Belgium – were removed from shelves as a “precautionary measure”.
The supermarkets also displayed point-of-sale recall notices, asking customers who had recently bought the tainted tins to return them to store.
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