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The product concerned is the “72% cocoa dark chocolate tablet”, marketed in Carrefour hyper and super stores, but also online and in Proxi stores. The product represents a risk for allergy sufferers.
Notice to chocolate lovers, the one in your cupboard may be to be thrown away. The Carrefour brand has recalled chocolate bars of the “Carrefour Sélection” brand, sold in its stores throughout France. They could indeed present a risk for people with allergies.
Carrefour dark chocolate 72% cocoa: it can trigger an allergy
According to the authorities, the product concerned is the “72% cocoa dark chocolate bar”, marketed from February 15, 2022 to June 2, 2022. It is being recalled due to a packaging error: the dark chocolate bar, mango, Sichuan pepper, packaged in a 72% cocoa dark chocolate case does not mention the presence of allergens (milk, wheat, barley).
To recognize this product, read the label carefully:
- the recalled lot has GTIN number 3560070720859 Lot L2035A;
- its date of minimum durability is February 28, 2023.
Anyone allergic or intolerant to milk, wheat, barley (gluten) and who has this product should not consume it. It is also possible to return the chocolate to the store for reimbursement.
Carrefour nevertheless specifies that these products “do not present any risk for people not allergic to milk, wheat, barley and/or gluten, who can completely consume these products, or be reimbursed for them”.
In case of questions, a number has been made available to consumers: 0 805 900 021 (non-surcharged call from Monday to Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.).
Consult an allergist online
Reaction to gluten: the signs to recognize
Gluten allergy occurs immediately after ingesting a food containing gluten (wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelled, etc.). It causes the appearance of more or less serious symptoms:
- abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea, vomiting;
- itching in the nose and throat;
- redness and rashes;
- difficulty breathing (including a feeling of suffocation);
- angioedema (sudden swelling of the skin and mucous membranes of the head and neck);
In the most severe cases, anaphylactic shock may occur. This reaction requires emergency treatment.
Please note: gluten allergy must be differentiated from gluten intolerance, also known as celiac disease. Often, it remains asymptomatic or is only responsible for minor disorders (chronic diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain).