The Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) have all now updated precautionary advice to consumers with a peanut allergy to advise that they no longer need to avoid eating foods that contain or may contain mustard, mustard powder, mustard seeds or mustard flour. This applies to eating at home and eating out.   

Following on from investigations by Leicester City Council, the enforcing Local Authority, and FGS Ingredients Limited, FSA and FSS, have been assured that measures have been put in place by FGS Ingredients Limited to minimise the risk to people with a peanut allergy.  

FGS Ingredients Limited has advised their customers to remove products containing the contaminated mustard ingredients from sale.  

Working closely with the relevant local authorities, all the food businesses affected have been advised to review their food supply chains and remove any products that may have been contaminated with mustard ingredients from sale.  Where these products were sold at retail, product recalls have also been undertaken. 

As an additional safety precaution, increased sampling and surveillance of mustard products has been put in place to ensure that any further products that may be affected are identified as quickly as possible.

It is important that people with a peanut allergy should continue to avoid products that are listed in the allergy alert. Consumers and businesses are urged to check whether they still have any of the affected products listed and if so, they should follow the advice in the alerts.

More information can be found here