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Peanut Allergy: 20 food items recalled over contamination fears – including Lidl & Domino’s products

A warning has been issued after more than 20 food items were found to contain peanuts, despite not being mentioned on the label.   The Food standards Agency released the warning today in relation to products produced by FGS Ingredients Ltd.     The FSA website states: “FGS Ingredients Ltd is taking the precautionary step…

Girl, 13, dies after Costa Coffee hot chocolate error

A school girl has died from a severe allergic reaction after Costa Coffee allegedly gave her a hot chocolate made with cow’s milk by mistake.   Hannah Jacobs, 13 suffered from a severe dairy intolerance all her life, but it was carefully managed after being diagnosed as a toddler. However, despite her mother cautiously ordering…

Focus Dailies Contact Lens Causes a Mother to Lose an Eye

Jacqui Stone 42 believes that the reason she lost her eye was due to an infection she believes was from her contact lens. Mrs. Stone spent over 17 weeks in the hospital and had 22 operations on her eye but in the end, she had to have it removed due to doctors’ fears the fungal…

Maxi-Cosi SPS Children’s Car Seats Sold at Argos and Chicco Auto-Fix and Synthesis Car Seats Develop Buckle Fault

Maxi-Cosi SPS Children’s Car Seats Sold at Argos and Chicco Auto-Fix and Synthesis Car Seats Develop Buckle Fault   The Maxi-Cosi SPS children’s car seat in concern has the catalogue number 376/6365.     If your seat was purchased between week 22/2012 and week 22/2013 you will find this information on the bottom of the…

Tixylix Cough Medicines is Being Recalled After Manufacturing Error Means Pieces of Plastic Might Be Found in the Bottle

Tixylix Cough Medicines is Being Recalled After Manufacturing Error Means Pieces of Plastic Might Be Found in the Bottle   Novertis Consumer Health UK Ltd are called several ranges of children’s medicine after they found an error in the tamper seal which meant that pieces of plastic could be left in the bottle.   The…