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Waitrose recalls Waitrose Cooks' Ingredients Dark Chocolate Chips and Cooks' Ingredients Dark Chocolate Chunks because of undeclared milk

Why it was recalled

Waitrose is recalling Waitrose Cooks' Ingredients Dark Chocolate Chips and Cooks' Ingredients Dark Chocolate Chunks because they may contain milk which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Allergens involved: Milk

Affected products

ProductPack sizeBatch codesUse by
Waitrose Cooks' Ingredients Dark Chocolate Chips100gAll
Waitrose Cooks' Ingredients Dark Chocolate Chunks100gAll

What you should do

If you have bought the above products and have an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, do not eat them. Instead return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.

Action taken by the business

Waitrose is recalling the above products from customers and has contacted the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. The company has also issued a point-of-sale notice to its customers. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.

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Official sources

Read the full notice on the Food Standards Agency

FSA reference: FSA-AA-21-2019 · Last updated 26 February 2019

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