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MARKS & Spencer has urgently recalled a popular chocolate snack due to a potentially life threatening allergen.
Shoppers have been warned to avoid packs of the luxury retailer‘s Milk Chocolate Honeycomb due to undeclared peanuts.
M&S confirmed the 120g packs are being removed from shelves over fears they pose a health risk to peanut allergy sufferers.
The Food Standards Authority (FSA) said the chocolate snack may contain peanuts which are not mentioned on the label.
It goes on to advise any customers who bought the product and have the allergy to avoid eating it.
The retailer apologised to shoppers, adding: “Customer safety is of paramount importance to Marks & Spencer.
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“We take all issues regarding the production of our foods extremely seriously.
“In the abundance of caution M&S is recalling Milk Chocolate Honeycomb due to the possible presence of undeclared peanuts in a small number of packs.”
Affected batches have a best before date of May 12, 2026 with lot number 5242.
Customers have also been urged to return products with the barcode number 0917568/29143603.
The FSA added: “Marks & Spencer is recalling Milk Chocolate Honeycomb because it may contain peanuts which are not mentioned on the label.
“This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
“The company has also issued a point-of-sale notice to its customers.
“These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product.”
On its website, M&S describe the chocolate snack as “light and airy” with honeycomb that “dissolves on the tongue”.
Last month, the retail giant urged shoppers to stop using a baby’s sleeping bag over a “potential strangulation hazard”.
The popular Stripe 2.5 Tog Sleeping Bag T92/4648S was recalled after it was revealed it didn’t meet the requirement of British standard testing.
Aldi was also forced to recall a popular ice cream product due to an undeclared ingredient.
The supermarket pulled Gianni‘s Cheeky Monkey Ice Cream from shelves because it contains wheat, though doesn’t state it on the packaging.
Food Standards previously recalled Aldi’s Specially Selected 4 Cheddar Cheese Scotch Beef Quarter Pounder Burgers.
Your product recall rights
Chief consumer reporter James Flanders reveals all you need to know.
Product recalls are an important means of protecting consumers from dangerous goods.
As a general rule, if a recall involves a branded product, the manufacturer would usually have lead responsibility for the recall action.
But it’s often left up to supermarkets to notify customers when products could put them at risk.
If you are concerned about the safety of a product you own, always check the manufacturer’s website to see if a safety notice has been issued.
When it comes to appliances, rather than just food items, the onus is usually on you – the customer – to register the appliance with the manufacturer as if you don’t there is no way of contacting you to tell you about a fault.
If you become aware that an item you own has been recalled or has any safety noticed issued against it, make sure you follow the instructions given to you by the manufacturer.
They should usually provide you with more information and a contact number on its safety notice.
In some cases, the manufacturer might ask you to return the item for a full refund or arrange for the faulty product to be collected.
You should not be charged for any recall work – such as a repair, replacement or collection of the recalled item.
Retailing for £3.29, the burgers also failed to disclose gluten as an allergen on the product’s label.
And Tesco urgently recalled a toy that featured on a Peppa Pig magazine due to the choking hazard it posed to children under three.
Issue 419 of the magazine, which is designed for children aged three to seven years old, featured a free gift which included a set of plastic keys.
The alarm was sounded after it was discovered that due to a manufacturing fault, the toy keys may come apart.
