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Nuts
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:53 pm
by Gob
A supermarket chain has withdrawn bags of nuts - after failing to declare they may contain peanuts.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.
Re: Nuts
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:03 am
by Joe Guy
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...
Re: Nuts
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 12:25 am
by dales
Re: Nuts
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:49 am
by Lord Jim
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?
Re: Nuts
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 6:57 am
by Gob
Re: Nuts
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:05 am
by Daisy
Dammit Gob you stole the thread and the title I was going to post!
Re: Nuts
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:18 am
by Daisy
Jim. Booths is a smallish supermarket just based in the north west of England. You probably won't find many images of their produce.
For the record - I love Booths, they really are a cut above.
Re: Nuts
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:14 pm
by dales
Reminds me of Safeway
Re: Nuts
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:35 pm
by Daisy
it's more like Waitrose
They have lots of local suppliers and specialist produce that I just cant find in other supermarkets.
