Pains au chocolat sold throughout France by Intermarché are subject to a recall: they may present a risk to the health of certain consumers due to the presence of an allergen not mentioned on the packaging.
- Chabrior pains au chocolat sold by Intermarché are the subject of a national recall for the presence of the soy allergen not mentioned on the packaging.
- These pastries should not be eaten. You have to bring them back to the point of sale to get a refund.
For breakfast, afternoon tea, or simply when you’re feeling peckish during the day, pains au chocolat are among the snacks that are very popular with the French. If this is precisely your case, be careful if you bought these pastries in the supermarket: some of them are subject to a national recall.
Pains au chocolat from Intermarché: an allergen not mentioned on the packaging
The Chabrior brand pain au chocolat, sold in packs of 10 (450g) by the Intermarché group, are the subject of a national recall for “presence of the soy allergen in the product not mentioned on the labeling”.
This concerns the lot with international item number (GTIN) 3250390373216, with a minimum durability date of 10/11/2022. These products were marketed in the group’s French points of sale from 10/14/2022 to 10/21/2022.
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10 chocolate breads – CHABRIORRisks: Undeclared allergenic substances
Reason: Presence of the soy allergen in the product not mentioned on the labelinghttps://t.co/EBzJBTAwUs pic.twitter.com/PXV1cIt6W1
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If you have purchased these pastries, you must no longer consume them and return them as soon as possible to the store to obtain a refund.
Soy allergen: what are the risks?
“An allergen is a substance that triggers an allergy, a set of reactions of the body’s immune system following contact, ingestion, or even inhalation.“, remember the government website. Thus, the product labeling rules are strict: labels must mention the presence of one of them to consumers.
Soy (and soy products) is one of the 14 allergens that must be listed on packaging. The symptoms of food allergy appear very quickly: from a few minutes to two hours after ingesting the food. However, they vary with age.
For kids, specific health insurance that this can translate to:
- rhinitis and asthma (in infants or children over 3 years old);
- a flare-up of atopic eczema: dry, red, itchy skin;
- allergic urticaria;
- digestive disorders: abdominal pain associated with colic and frequent crying, vomiting, diarrhea which sometimes leads to significant weight loss, gastroesophageal reflux, constipation;
anaphylactic shock (in very rare cases).
In adults, the signs that should alert are:
- an oral syndrome: “it is characterized by itching in the palate, throat and swelling of the lips”;
- digestive disorders: abdominal pain, diarrhea;
- angioedema;
- anaphylactic shock (much more common in adults than in children).
