Food Alert – Goupie chocolate products withdrawn

February 05, 2014

Goupie is withdrawing some of their chocolate products because they contain barley and/or milk which are not mentioned in the allergen information on the product labels.

Goupie is withdrawing some of their chocolate products because they contain barley and/or milk which are not mentioned in the allergen information on the product labels. In the ingredient list, barley is described as malt flour and milk is described as whey powder. This makes the products a possible health risk for anyone who is allergic or has an intolerance to barley or gluten and/or milk.

The products being withdrawn are listed below.

Product names:
Goupie Original
Goupie Orange
Goupie Ginger
Goupie Hazelnut
Goupie Chilli
Goupie Cherry & Almond
Goupie dark Chocolate with Lavender
Goupie White Chocolate with Lavender
Goupie Mochaccino
Goupie White Chocolate with Cardamom
Goupie Mint
Goupie Boozy Christmas
Goupie A Taste of Christmas
Goupie Date & Walnut

Pack size: 180g

Use by date: All ‘best before’ date codes

No other Goupie products are known to be affected.

If you have bought any of the above products and have coeliac disease or an allergy or intolerance to barley or gluten and/or milk and its constituents, please do not eat it. Instead return it to the store where you bought it.

For more information please visit the Food Standards Agency website.