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The Independent
4 days ago
- Health
- The Independent
The reason why viral chocolate bar has been recalled
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued an urgent recall for the Noesis Schokolade Love of Dubai bar due to undeclared peanuts. The chocolate bar poses a serious health risk to individuals with peanut allergies as peanuts are not listed on its ingredients. The FSA has been unable to contact the manufacturer, Black Sea Trading Ltd, and is urging distributors to remove the product from sale. Consumers who have purchased the bar are advised not to eat it, especially if they have a peanut allergy, and to dispose of it and contact local authorities. This recall follows a broader FSA warning about imported 'Dubai chocolate ' products, which may lack full ingredient lists or allergen labelling and could contain unapproved additives.
Gulf Business
5 days ago
- Health
- Gulf Business
Fake Dubai-inspired chocolate bar recalled in UK over safety risk
Image: FSA website A chocolate bar inspired by the viral 'Dubai chocolate' trend has been urgently recalled across the UK after it was found to pose a serious health risk to people with peanut allergies. The Noesis Schokolade Love of Dubai , a 95g chocolate bar manufactured by NOESIS SCHOKOLADE, Gida ve Unlu Mam Ltd and distributed in the UK by Black Sea Trading Ltd. The product contains undeclared peanuts, an allergen that is not listed on the label. 'We are notifying consumers and food business who have purchased Noesis Schokolade Love of Dubai chocolate that this product contains peanut, which is not mentioned on the label, making it a possible health risk to anyone with an allergy to peanuts,' the FSA said. Read: The recall applies to all lot numbers and all best-before dates of the product. The FSA has directed food businesses to 'immediately stop sales and to undertake product withdrawals, and where there have been retail sales, to undertake product recalls.' The supplier, Black Sea Trading Ltd, has been uncontactable, adding urgency to the recall effort. 'This is because the product presents a serious risk to anyone with an allergy to peanuts,' the agency added. Investigation Enforcement authorities are now working with the FSA to investigate the supply chain and ensure all affected products are removed from the market. Allergy advocacy organisations have also been informed. The FSA advises consumers: 'Don't buy this product, and if you have bought it, don't eat it, especially if you have a peanut allergy. Dispose of the product at home and get in touch with your local Trading Standards in Great Britain or Environmental Health Officers in Northern Ireland, to let them know where you purchased it.'
The Independent
7 days ago
- Business
- The Independent
Urgent ‘do not eat' warning issued as viral Dubai-style chocolate bar recalled
A viral chocolate bar inspired by the 'Dubai chocolate' trend has been urgently recalled over a health risk it poses to customers. The Noesis Schokolade Love of Dubai bar should not be bought or eaten, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said, especially by those with a peanut allergy. Although it is not marked on the list of ingredients, the chocolate bar contains peanuts, the FSA explains. This means it poses a 'serious risk' to those with allergies to the nut. The agency adds that it has been unable to contact the manufacturer of the products, Black Sea Trading Ltd, and so is calling on distributors to pull the Noesis bar from shelves. Advice from the FSA reads: 'Don't buy this product, and if you have bought it, don't eat it, especially if you have a peanut allergy. 'Dispose of the product at home and get in touch with your local Trading Standards in Great Britain or Environmental Health Officers in Northern Ireland, to let them know where you purchased it.' The 'Love of Dubai' chocolate bar is inspired by a viral food trend that arose in 2024 and has continued. It centres around chocolate bars with a creamy pistachio filling, first created by a chocolatier in Dubai. Receiving millions of views on social media platform TikTok, the popularity of the bar has grown so intense that the price of pistachio kernels globally has been pushed up. Experts say that, in the year to April, prices rose from $7.65 to $10.30 a pound. Last week, the FSA issued a related warning over the proliferation of imported Dubai chocolate bars for sale in the UK. The agency said that some of these products were likely to not include a full ingredients list or allergen labelling, due to not being originally intended for sale in the UK. The bars could also contain additives and colours not allowed on the UK market, it added. Experts from the watchdog are currently surveying and sampling the products to determine the scale of the issue, and working with allergy charities to raise awareness. Professor Robin May, chief scientific adviser to the FSA, said that the 'vast majority of food in the UK is safe, but some imported Dubai-style chocolate products don't meet our standards and could be a food safety risk, especially for consumers with allergies ' 'If you are looking to buy Dubai-style chocolate, we advise sticking with trusted retailers, like the ones you'd use for your weekly shop, as products are more likely to be made for UK consumers and so are safe to eat. 'UK law requires food labels to highlight any of 14 allergens present in the product, but some imported products may not do this. You can find more information on
