Woman Hospitalised Over Dessert Containing Nuts

A business is nether investigation by trading standards officers aft a female was hospitalised erstwhile nan patient utilized a cocoa hazelnut dessert topping alternatively of chocolate.

West Yorkshire Trading Standards said nan business successful Bradford had served nan topping connected a dessert contempt nan customer informing unit they had a seed allergy.

Another investigation by nan organisation looked into a abstracted patient successful nan metropolis which had served an undercover serviceman gluten-free nutrient that was later recovered to incorporate precocious levels of gluten.

Councillors will talk nan findings arsenic portion of an yearly update connected nan activity of West Yorkshire Joint Services, which runs trading standards.

The update study included specifications of 2 investigations into businesses, which are not named, that are alleged to person breached guidelines relating to nutrient allergens, according to nan Local Democracy Reporting Service.

It said nationally location had been a "number of fatal incidents" involving nutrient allergens.

The study added that trading standards received a "high number of allergen complaints" passim nan twelvemonth successful West Yorkshire and nan issues remained a "high priority".

"A Bradford nutrient business was precocious nan taxable of a title from an individual pinch a seed allergy who was hospitalised aft ordering a dessert dish.

"Despite making nan business alert of her allergy nan complainant was served a 'Nutella' style topping alternatively of Belgian chocolate."

It said undercover officers past visited nan premises and replicated nan customer's experience

"The nutrient merchandise was submitted to nan nationalist analyst, wherever nan beingness of hazelnuts was confirmed."

The study said investigations into nan business were ongoing.

Detailing nan 2nd ongoing investigation, nan study said it was responding to a title astir nan accuracy of different business' paper detailing allergens.

It said an serviceman visited and offered proposal connected complying pinch authorities astir allergens.

"A consequent sojourn was carried retired covertly by different serviceman who ordered nutrient posing arsenic a customer pinch a gluten allergy," nan study said.

"The serviceman made it clear astatine nan clip of acquisition of nan allergy.

"After nan nutrient was provided nan serviceman announced themselves to nan nutrient business and procured samples of nan nutrient to beryllium sent to nan nationalist analyst.

"Upon study 1 of nan meals was recovered to incorporate precocious levels of gluten.

"An investigation is ongoing for alleged breaches of nan nutrient allergen laws."