A bakery in Haverfordwest has issued a recall on rolls and baguettes because of a production error.
Snowdrop Bakery says that some of the filled rolls and baguettes that they sell did not have a label on them warning customers that the product contains milk and soya (is that the same as soy?). They ask that customers not eat the rolls and return them to the store for a refund. The breads have a use by date on or before April 22, 2008.
They company is also calling stores that might have the food on their shelves, including stores in Pembrokeshire, Swansea, Carmarthenshire, and Ceredigion.
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4-22-2008 @ 5:32PM
Irina said...
I think it's overkill: it would have been just as quick, and more efficient, to issue a warning, "if you can't eat milk or soy, don't eat these rolls, but bring them back for a refund". Why should a lot of good food be thrown away by people who can eat it?
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4-23-2008 @ 4:24PM
Michael Schmitt said...
The product is considered adulterated if it contains ingredients that aren't declared on the label. In this case, a person could read the ingredient declaration and see that buttermilk is on the label, but emulsifier could mean many things. I'm guessing the emulsifier is soy lecithin in this case, so the soy(a) allergen should be on the label.
Because this product is considered adulterated, there needs to be a recall. This is no different than someone accidentally adding nuts into the mix (adding an undeclared allergen), adding wood shavings, or any other physical, biological, or chemical objects into the mix and sending it out for public consumption.
I agree, it may SEEM like a waste of food, but which would you rather have: food thrown away, or someone dying from anaphylactic shock from eating bread that didn't declare an allergen on its label?
I'd waste food before wasting life...
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