Confidence in food labelling has taken another blow after retail giant Sainsbury’s has withdrawn a chicken product after the packaging failed to mention the presence of milk, wheat and pork.
A Sainsbury’s spokesman said, ‘It has been brought to our attention a small number of packs labelled Chicken Breasts with Piri Piri Sauce contain Chicken and Bacon Lattice which has cheese, wheat and pork that are not declared on the label.’
The pork, milk and wheat were not mentioned on the label, could pose a threat to those with wheat or lactose allergies whilst many do not eat pork due to religious reasons.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued an ‘allergy alert’ over the food item, which comes in a 326g size with a ‘use by’ date of 24 January 2016.
