A supermarket chain has withdrawn bags of nuts - after failing to declare they may contain peanuts.
The Food Standards Agency issued an allergy alert saying the presence of peanuts was not declared on Booths' own brand packets of monkey nuts.
The supermarket has removed 300 packets of 350g Whole Hearted Roasted Monkey Nuts from its shelves.
Booths has apologised and warned customers with a peanut allergy not to consume the product.
Booths technical manager Waheed Hassan said: "It is our responsibility as retailers to accurately record allergy advice.
"In this instance, we felt a responsibility to recall the product and issue a notice to our customers who might suffer from a specific peanut allergy."
The term 'monkey nuts' describes peanuts with the shell or pod intact. Packets affected are marked with the best before date 12 July 2013.
In a statement, the supermarket said it had identified the labelling error and issued a warning to customers.
"If you have an allergy to peanuts, please do not consume this product and return it to your local store for a full refund.
"No other products are affected by this issue and we sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused."
Booths has 29 stores across the North of England in Cumbria, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire as well as one in Greater Manchester.
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It's all about fear of legal retribution. We live in a world where businesses can be sued for not following the letter of the law even when the meaning of the law is not applicable.
Of course, one truth is eminently clear;
In matters of taste, there can be no disputes...
Of course, one truth is eminently clear;
In matters of taste, there can be no disputes...
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The least they could have done is color the package a bright safety yellow...
But you can see the problem...
An unsuspecting consumer purchases a product labeled "monkey nuts" and then when they open the package, rather than getting the tasty collection of simian testicles they were expecting, instead they find peanuts....
BTW, I tried but was unable to find a picture of the particular brand of peanuts mentioned in the article....
Does anyone know if the package was opaque, or (as has been the case with every single bag of unshelled peanuts I have ever seen) were the unshelled peanuts clearly visible by looking at the package?
But you can see the problem...
An unsuspecting consumer purchases a product labeled "monkey nuts" and then when they open the package, rather than getting the tasty collection of simian testicles they were expecting, instead they find peanuts....
BTW, I tried but was unable to find a picture of the particular brand of peanuts mentioned in the article....
Does anyone know if the package was opaque, or (as has been the case with every single bag of unshelled peanuts I have ever seen) were the unshelled peanuts clearly visible by looking at the package?
