{"id":558321,"date":"2026-07-20T02:13:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T02:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/558321\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T02:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T02:13:21","slug":"popular-crisps-urgently-recalled-amid-health-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/558321\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular crisps urgently recalled amid health concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued an allergen alert for a specific batch of Doritos Chilli Heatwave Flavour Corn Chips<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Doritos in a plate on an old background\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0_GettyImages-1625863637.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Stock image\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Stock image(Image: Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Irish shoppers have been issued an urgent warning after a bestselling snack available in supermarkets nationwide has been withdrawn from sale due to potential safety concerns for certain consumers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a aria-label=\"FoodLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/food\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Food<\/a> Safety Authority of Ireland (<a aria-label=\"FSAILink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/fsai\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">FSAI<\/a>) released an Allergen Alert on Friday regarding specific batches of Doritos Chilli Heatwave Flavour Corn Chips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The popular product is being recalled following the discovery that a particular batch contained an undeclared ingredient which presents a possible <a aria-label=\"healthLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/health\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">health<\/a> hazard to some customers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The FSAI stated that milk may be present in the product, yet this is not listed on the ingredients label.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">According to the food safety regulator, certain Chilli Heatwave packets may actually contain Tangy Cheese seasoning instead, which includes milk, meaning they have been incorrectly labelled, reports <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/news\/irish-news\/urgent-do-not-eat-warning-37447234\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">the Irish Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An FSAI spokesperson explained: &#8220;Part of the above batch of Doritos Chilli Heatwave Flavour Corn Chips was mispacked with Doritos Tangy Cheese Flavour Corn Chips.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A batch of Chilli Heatwave flavour Doritos are being recalled after the corn chips were mispacked with Tangy Cheese flavour\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784513601_978_0_Doritos-Chilli.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"A batch of Chilli Heatwave flavour Doritos are being recalled after the corn chips were mispacked with Tangy Cheese flavour\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">A batch of Chilli Heatwave flavour Doritos are being recalled after the corn chips were mispacked with Tangy Cheese flavour<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The product contains milk, but the packaging only contains a precautionary &#8216;may contain milk&#8217; statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The impacted 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Manufacturer PepsiCo has confirmed that no other batch codes bearing this best before date are affected. 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