UK-based food and drink supplier FGS Ingredients has recalled more than 45 food products containing mustard powder after the Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued an urgent warning.
The FSA advised people with peanut allergies to avoid foods containing mustard ingredients, which are suspected of being contaminated with peanuts.
The precautionary advice covers mustard, mustard powder, and mustard flour, found in a range of products, including dips, sauces, salads, and pre-packed sandwiches.
The recalled products, sold at several different retail stores under several different brand names, may pose a health risk for people with an allergy to peanuts.
FSA has traced the contaminated ingredients to an Indian producer GT Agro Industries, supplying their mustard ingredients to FGS Ingredients for use in the UK.
The UK food regulator said the recall has been extended to include additional products which have been identified with the potential risk.
FGS Ingredients was reported saying no peanuts have been detected in its products.
The company said it has carried out additional tests across its ingredients after the FSA warning about products containing mustard, because of possible peanut contamination.
FGS Ingredients said peanuts are not included in its spices or allowed on its production site and it follows strict working controls to prevent the accidental introduction of allergens.
FGS Ingredients spokesperson said: “Samples of our ingredients are always routinely tested before they leave our premises, as is good standard industry practice, and had shown no reasons for concern.
“An additional testing programme conducted both within our own facilities and by an off-site industry-approved independent external laboratory, have not detected any presence of peanut content or residue.”
“As a family-owned business that was established 74 years ago and is now in its third generation of leadership, we have grown to proudly become the principal supplier of natural spices to food producers across the UK and to businesses internationally.
“We have never previously been involved in any incident of food contamination. Nevertheless, we continue to support the FSA investigation in any way that is necessary.”
