A popular Chinese chili sauce was urgently recalled after it turned out that not – declared peanuts contain – with a potentially fatal risk for allergy patients.
Laoganma Black Bean Chilli sauce, sold in 280 g pots, is a cult favorite among food lovers and is generally available in Asian supermarkets, independent grocers and online at retailers, including Yau Brothers, Longdan and Japan Center.
It is also stored by a few large supermarkets, including Sainsbury’s, where it occurs in the World Foods -Gangpad.
Distributor Fortune Foods LTD has issued a recall from Batchcode 18232 with a best-for-before date of 8 March 2026.
In a statement, the company said that the problem was ‘isolated’ and ‘not all units are affected’, but warned: “Persons with a peanut allergy can risk a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.”
It added: “We deeply regret this incident and take immediate steps to strengthen our labeling and quality control procedures to prevent a repetition.”
Published in a warning last night, said the Food Standards Agency (FSA); ‘If you have purchased the above product and have an allergy to peanuts, don’t eat it.
‘Instead, put it back to the store where it was purchased for a full repayment.
A popular Chinese chili sauce was urgently recalled after it turned out that not – declared peanuts – which has established a potentially fatal risk for allergy patients
Laoganma Black Bean Chilli sauce, sold in 280 g pots, is a cult favorite among food lovers and is generally available in Asian supermarkets, independent grocers and sainsbury’s
Distributor Fortune Foods LTD has issued a recall from Batchcode 18232 with a best-for-before date of 8 March 2026
Fortune Foods ‘calls out the product above from customers and is advised to contact the relevant allergy -resistant organizations that will tell their members about the recall,’ the agency added.
Peanut infection can be fatal for allergy patients – exposure to only track down is enough to kill.
The Food Standards Agency said that Fortune Foods has also issued ‘a point of notification to its customers’, in which the recall is explained and shoppers instruct what they should then do.
“These notifications explain to customers why the product is recalled and tells them what to do when they have bought the product,” said it.
No other Laoganma products are known.
The FSA regularly issues allergy reports when incorrect or missing labeling is a threat to public health.
In this case, the absence of a peanut warning is considered serious enough to activate a national recall.
Peanut allergy is one of the most serious and potentially deadly food allergies, which affects about one in 50 children and one in 200 adults in the UK.
In 2016, the 15-year-old Megan Lee died after ordering collection meals that no peanut content has announced
The restaurant owners, Mohammed Abdul Kuddus, 40, and Harun Rashid, 38, were later imprisoned for manslaughter due to gross negligence
In 2017, Natasha Ednan-Laperouse collapsed and died on a flight after unconscious sesame eating in a fun a manger baguette
For some, even microscopic amounts of peanut protein can cause anaphylaxis-a fast, life-threatening allergic reaction.
Remarkable fatal cases In recent years, consciousness has led to how devastating casual exposure can be.
In 2016, the 15-year-old Megan Lee died after ordering collection meals that no peanut content announced.
The restaurant owners were later imprisoned for manslaughter due to gross negligence.
And in 2017 Natasha Ednan-Laperouse collapsed and died on a flight after unconscious sesame eating in a Manger baguette.
Her death led to new British labeling laws known as the Law of Natasha-decorated allergy information on pre-packaged foods.
Although these cases related to sesame and collection meals, experts warn that poor labeling on packaged goods – in particular imported products – prohibits an important risk for allergy patients.
The FSA insisted on all consumers to remain vigilant: “Sometimes foods have to be withdrawn or recalled if there is a risk for the consumer because the allergy labeling is missing or incorrect or if there is another risk of food allergy.”
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