Coles has added its private label gluten free cereal brand, Simply GlutenFree Nut Free Cereal, to a list of products recalled this week due to the presence of tree nuts.
According to the retailer, the nut free cereal was found to contain traces of almonds.
“Coles is working with its supplier to understand how the undeclared allergen got into the product and will take whatever steps are necessary to ensure this doesn’t happen again,” Coles said.
The announcement follows the recall of five types of Coles brand chocolate Easter egg and bunny products, also due to the presence of tree nuts (almonds and hazelnuts).
According to Coles, all five products are manufactured in Australia by the same supplier and today’s recall means no Coles Brand product from this manufacturer remains on sale.
The retailer said that consumers who have a tree nut allergy or intolerance should not consume these products and should return it to any Coles store for a full refund.
According to Coles, howeer, the products are labelled as “Peanut Free” and testing has confirmed no traces of peanuts in any of the products, so they are safe for customers who do not have a tree nut allergy to consume.
However given the traces of tree nuts not declared on the packaging, Coles says it believes the responsible action to take is to recall the products from customers.
Coles says it has tested other products manufactured by the same supplier and none have been found to contain peanuts or tree nuts.
“The safety of our customers comes first and so further testing will continue and Coles will not hesitate to recall any product found to contain undeclared allergens.”
