An urgent recall has been issued for the product as it poses a potential health risk to certain consumers
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A warning has been issued to Irish shoppers as a bestselling snack sold in supermarkets across the country been pulled from shelves as it that may be unsafe for some people to eat.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued an Allergen Alert on Friday for a specific batches of Doritos Chilli Heatwave Flavour Corn Chips.
The popular product is being recalled after it emerged a specific batch included an undeclared ingredient that poses a potential health risk to some customers.
The FSAI said milk may be present in the dish, however this is not declared on the list of ingredients.
According to the food safety watchdog, some Chilli Heatwave packs may contain Tangy Cheese seasoning instead, which contains milk, therefore meaning they are incorrectly labelled.
A FSAI spokesperson said: “Part of the above batch of Doritos Chilli Heatwave Flavour Corn Chips was mispacked with Doritos Tangy Cheese Flavour Corn Chips.
“The product contains milk, but the packaging only contains a precautionary ‘may contain milk’ statement.
A batch of Chilli Heatwave flavour Doritos are being recalled after the corn chips were mispacked with Tangy Cheese flavour
“This may make the batch unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of milk and therefore, these consumers should not eat the implicated batch. The affected batch is being recalled.”
The affected product is Doritos Chilli Heatwave Flavour Corn Chips; pack size: 140g with a best before date of 05/12/2026 and a batch code of GBC 209 184C.
Owners PepsiCo has confirmed that no other batch codes with this best before date are affected.
Customers who have an allergy or an intolerance to milk are being advised to not eat the product and instead take it back to the shop where they were purchased for a refund.
A milk allergy can cause symptoms including hives, an upset stomach, vomiting and change in stool habits.
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