29-05-2025
Iceland urgently recalls lunchtime snack over 'hives and diarrhoea' fears
Iceland has issued a 'do not eat' warning for a popular lunchtime snack over fears it can cause itching, hives and diarrhoea.
The frozen food supermarket recalled its Daily Bakery The Daily Bakery 4 Sub Rolls yesterday.
The rolls, sold exclusively online for £1.50, contain barley, which is not mentioned on the label.
This poses a 'significant risk' to people with an allergy or intolerance to barley.
Symptoms from a barley allergy can appear within minutes to hours after consuming the cereal grain, as the immune system mistakes it as harmful.
They may include: Itching
Hives
Swelling of the lips, face, tongue and throat
Breathing difficulties
Nausea
Vomitting
Diarrhoea
Abdominal pain
Barley contains gluten, so it can affect those with Coeliac disease, a condition that causes intestinal damage and destroys the gut's ability to absorb nutrients.
The recall is only for rolls with a best-before date of June 2.
The Food Standards Agency said: 'If you have bought the above product, do not eat it. Instead, return to any Iceland retail store where a full refund will be given. No receipt is required.' More Trending
A product recall alert will be displayed on Iceland shelves until June 11.
Food safety officials recall a product when they consider it unsafe. An item being recalled does not mean it's gone from supermarket shelves for food.
A farm shop milk was recalled last week for possibly containing E. coli, a bacterium that typically resides in cow intestines.
Earlier this month, a ready-made beef lasagne was removed for being made with prawn and lobster meat.
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