The Aesan advises that people allergic to milk do not consume this product if they have it at home
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (Aesan) has reported that the withdrawal of one of the products sold under the brand name of a supermarket chain in Spain has been requested. This food alert on the presence of an allergen not indicated on the label of Dia popcorn has been known after the health authorities of Catalonia notified it through the Coordinated System for the Rapid Exchange of Information (SCIRI).
The container of Dia brand popcorn does not include that it contains milk protein. The data of the recalled food product are as follows:
Product Name: SNACK MANIAC! “Popcorn with salt.”
Brand/commercial: DIA.
Product appearance: plastic bag.
Batch number: 22213.
Preferential consumption date: 01/31/2023.
Unit weight: 80g.
Room temperature.
Therefore, the packaging does not comply with Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which indicates that the information on allergens must appear in the list of ingredients, and must be highlighted by means of a typographic composition that differentiates it. clearly from the rest of the ingredient list. A measure to protect the health of consumers and guarantee their right to information.
According to the information available, the initial distribution has been to the autonomous communities of Andalusia, Aragon, Catalonia, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid and the Valencian Community.
This information has been transferred to the competent authorities of the autonomous communities through the Coordinated System for the Rapid Exchange of Information (SCIRI) in order to verify the withdrawal of the affected products from the marketing channels. As a precautionary measure, the Aesan advises that people allergic to milk proteins, who have the product at home, refrain from consuming it. For the rest of the population it does not pose any risk.
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