BREAKING NEWS 'Do not eat' alert issued as major supermarket recalls much-loved sauce over deadly contamination
A popular Chinese chilli sauce has been urgently recalled after it was found to contain undeclared peanuts—posing a potentially fatal risk to allergy sufferers.
Laoganma Black Bean Chilli Sauce, sold in 280g jars, is a cult favourite among food lovers and widely available in Asian supermarkets, independent grocers and online at retailers including Yau Brothers, Longdan and Japan Centre.
It is also stocked by some major supermarkets, including Sainsbury's, where it features in the world foods aisle.
Distributor Fortune Foods Ltd has issued a recall of batch code 18232 with a best-before date of 8 March 2026.
The affected product 'contains peanuts which are not mentioned on the label', according to an alert issued last night by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
'If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to peanuts, do not eat it,' it warned. 'Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
Fortune Foods 'is recalling the above product from customers and has been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall,' the agency added.
Peanut contamination can be fatal for allergy sufferers—exposure to just traces is enough to kill. More to come...
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