SINGAPORE – Ikea Singapore is recalling six chocolate products containing hazelnuts and almonds, or both, that may not be suitable for those allergic to them.
In a statement on Thursday (July 28), it said no allergic incident has been reported so far involving the products, named Choklad Lingon and Blabar, Choklad Ljus Utz, Choklad Not Utz, Godis Chokladkrokant, Chokladkrokant Bredbar and Godis Chokladran.
According to the statement, the presence of hazelnut and almond has been “frequently and not only occasionally detected, which underlines that these chocolate products are not suitable for consumption by persons allergic or sensitive to those allergens”.
As the product labels only state that they ‘may contain’ these allergens, it is “not stating this frequent presence clearly enough,” said Ikea.
It added: “The product information on the product label could possibly be misleading and is therefore not interpreted as compliant with legislation in several markets.
“Based on the high IKEA safety and quality standards we have decided to recall the affected products globally, irrespective of various legislations in our markets.”
Customers may return affected products at the nearest IKEA store for a full refund, with no proof of purchase required.
Just last month, Ikea Singapore similarly recalled chocolates due to insufficient labelling on the packaging advising consumers of the presence of milk and hazelnut.
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