A food firm influenced by an allergic reaction alert over polluted mustard components has actually claimed that no peanuts have actually been found in its items.
Leicester- based FGS Ingredients accomplished extra examinations throughout its components after the Food Standards Agency (FSA) today informed individuals with a peanut hatred stay clear of eating items including mustard due to the fact that they might have been polluted.
On Saturday a representative for FGS Ingredients, the all-natural seasonings distributor, claimed: “Samples of our ingredients are always routinely tested before they leave our premises, as is good standard industry practice, and had shown no reasons for concern.
“An additional testing programme conducted both within our own facilities and by an off-site industry-approved independent external laboratory, have not detected any presence of peanut content or residue.”
Mustard components can be discovered in food such as dips, sauces, salads and pre-packed sandwiches.
Such mustard items can consist of traces of peanut, possibly creating serious responses for those with an allergic reaction, the FSA claimed as it started quickly dealing with the pertinent regional authorities, specific services and sector to recognize which items might be influenced.
The FSA claimed it had actually mapped the polluted mustard components to a manufacturer in India called GT Agro Industries and determined one firm, FGS Ingredients Ltd, that had “supplied these ingredients for use in UK food”.
FGS Ingredients Ltd, after that suggested consumers to get rid of from sale items including the polluted mustard components.
The firm claimed peanuts are not consisted of in its seasonings or enabled on its manufacturing website and it adheres to stringent functioning controls to avoid the unintentional intro of irritants.
The spokesperson included: “As a family-owned business that was established 74 years ago and is now in its third generation of leadership, we have grown to proudly become the principal supplier of natural spices to food producers across the UK and to businesses internationally.
“We have never previously been involved in any incident of food contamination.
“Nevertheless, we continue to support the FSA investigation in any way that is necessary.”
