Leading supermarket pulls potatoes from shelves over allergy risk,
Shoppers have been urged to check their kitchen cupboards, after a potato product was found to put those with allergies at risk.
Supermarket Aldi has issued an urgent recall on Inspired Cuisine Baby Potatoes with Herbs and Butter with the pack size 385g.
This is because it contains milk not mentioned on the label—which poses a possible risk to anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk.
The food safety watchdog has told the supermarket to contact the relevant allergy organisations to inform their members.
Customers are asked to return the product to their Aldi store where they will receive a full refund.
In a statement, Aldi said: ‘We apologise that this product did not meet our normal high standards and thank you for your co-operation.’
Regulator the Food Standards Agency, which publishes the alerts, issues recalls when problems are spotted with food that could be potentially harmful to consumers.
They have warned those who have bought the product and have an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, not to eat it.
This recall includes Inspired Cuisine Baby Potatoes with Herbs and Butter products with date codes up to and including July 1, 2025.
The supermarket has also issued a ‘point-of-sale notice its customers’, which explains the recall and instructs shoppers on what to do next.
‘These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product,’ said the regulator.
While cow’s milk allergy is less common in older children and adults, it affects about one in 50 infants in the UK, according to the NHS.
It came hours after a popular Chinese chilli sauce was recalled, after it was found to contain undeclared peanuts—posing a potentially fatal risk to allergy sufferers.
Laoganma Black Bean Chilli Sauce, sold in 280g jars, is a cult favourite among food lovers and widely available in Asian supermarkets, independent grocers and online at retailers including Yau Brothers, Longdan and Japan Centre.
It is also stocked by some major supermarkets, including Sainsbury’s, where it features in the world foods aisle.
Distributor Fortune Foods Ltd has issued a recall of batch code 18232 with a best-before date of 8 March 2026.
In a statement, the firm said the issue was ‘isolated’ and ‘not all units are affected’, but warned: ‘Individuals with a peanut allergy may risk a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.’
It added: ‘We deeply regret this incident and are taking immediate steps to strengthen our labelling and quality control procedures to prevent a recurrence.
In an alert issued last night the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said; ‘If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to peanuts, do not eat it.
‘Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.’
