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Ginni Enterprises Ltd withdraws Soft Dried Apricots due to incorrect allergen labelling information

Wednesday 2 December 2009

Allergen: Sulphur Dioxide

Ref: AV -2009

Products:

Ginni’s Soft Dried Apricots

Risk:

The above product contains sulphur dioxide, used as a preservative for the apricots, which is not declared correctly on the label, resulting in incorrect allergen labelling. This makes the product a potential health risk for people who are sensitive to sulphites.

Photos of the product can be found at the link below.

Product identification:

Product: Soft Dried Apricots
Brand: Ginni’s
Best before end: All dates up to and including Oct 2010
Pack size: 200g

Action taken by the company:

Ginni Enterprises Ltd is withdrawing the affected products from sale and has been asked to contact the relevant allergy support organisations which will inform their at risk members of the withdrawal. The product will be over-stickered with correct allergen labelling.

No other Ginni Enterprises Ltd products are known to be affected.

Advice to consumers:

Customers who are sensitive to sulphites are advised not to consume these products.

Related links

Ginni's Apricot Selection (back of pack)

Download image  (Image 27KB) Ginni's Apricot Selection (front of pack)

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Food allergy online training Visit the website (External) Anaphylaxis Campaign Visit the website (External) Allergy UK Visit the website (External) Ginni's Go to the website

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