A popular Costco bakery item has been recalled after the product was found to have an undeclared allergen present. As reported by Live Now Fox, the bakery product was sold across multiple states and territories in the US.
Costco released a warning to any customers found to have purchased the affected item. They found that the traditional madeleines were mistakenly packaged and sent alongside madeleines filled with chocolate hazelnut. While the traditional madeleines themselves do not have hazelnut or soy in them, the chocolate hazelnut ones have both.
And anyone with an allergy who wasn't expecting that would find a pretty dangerous surprise in store for them. The notice read "People with a hazelnut, filbert or soy allergy or severe sensitivity risk a life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product."
According to the Allergy & Asthma Network, 1.2% of people in the US are allergic to tree nuts. This category includes pecans, walnuts, and hazelnuts.
Costco has confirmed that the affected products were sold in a number of states. These include Montana, Washington, Illinois, Wisconsin, California, Colorado, Florida, and Virginia. As well as this, they were also found to have been sold in Puerto Rico.
Costco confirmed that customers can contact them to return the product and they will receive a full refund. Luckily, there have been no reports of anyone falling ill from the incident. This is likely due to Costco's quick announcement to customers after they found out about the allergen risk out.
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This Isn't the First Undeclared Hazelnut Allergen Causing a Recall in Recent Weeks
It looks like hazelnut allergens mistakenly making their way into foods seems to be a pretty common occurrence. As we reported back in March, Lidl US recently had to recall a popular chocolate because of a similar undeclared hazelnut contamination.
The recall was specifically for Favorina Chocolate Ladybugs, which were sold between January 28 and March 11 of this year. Customers managed to get a full refund if they were to recall them.
The ladybugs were sold in a number of states, including Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Luckily, no one had fallen ill because of the undeclared allergen.
