The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is warning people with peanut allergies to be careful with foods that might have mustard. Some mustard ingredients might have peanuts in them. These ingredients are in things like dips, sauces, salads, and sandwiches. The FSA is trying to find out which foods are affected, and about 50 items have been taken back from stores because they might have peanuts.
Some products like Dominos dips and SPAR salads are being taken off shelves. This is because the mustard used in them might have peanuts. The mustard comes from a company in India. The FSA wants to keep people safe, so they are being very careful.
Peanut allergies are common and can be very serious. They affect about one in 50 kids. Reactions can be mild or very bad, like trouble breathing or stomach pain. The FSA says it's important for food labels to show if there's mustard, so people know if there's a risk of peanuts. People with peanut allergies should always check food labels to stay safe.
Original news source: Peanut allergy warning over dips and sandwiches (BBC)
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The Food Standards Agency is warning people with peanut allergies to be careful with foods that might have mustard because some mustard ingredients might have peanuts in them.
Some products like Dominos dips and SPAR salads are being taken off shelves because the mustard used in them might have peanuts in it.
The mustard that might have peanuts comes from a company in India.
It's important for food labels to show if there's mustard so people with peanut allergies know if there's a risk of peanuts in the food.
About one in 50 kids are affected by peanut allergies.
People with peanut allergies might have reactions like trouble breathing or stomach pain.
People with peanut allergies should always check food labels to make sure there are no peanuts in the food they are buying.
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is warning people with peanut allergies to be careful with foods that might mustard. Some mustard ingredients might have in them. These ingredients are in things like , sauces, salads, and sandwiches. The FSA is trying to find out which foods are affected, and about 50 items have been back from stores because they might have peanuts. Some products like Dominos dips and salads are being taken off . This is because the mustard used in them might have peanuts. The mustard from a company in India. The FSA wants to keep people safe, so they are being very careful. Peanut allergies are and can be very serious. They about one in 50 kids. Reactions can be mild or very bad, like trouble breathing or stomach pain. The FSA says it's important for food labels to show if there's mustard, so know if there's a of peanuts. with peanut allergies should always check food labels to stay safe.
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1. What is a peanut allergy?
2. How would you feel if you had a peanut allergy and found out mustard might have peanuts in it?
3. Do you like eating foods with mustard in them?
4. Do you think it's important for companies to be careful about what ingredients they use in their products? Why or why not?
5. What would you do if you found out a food you liked might have peanuts in it?
6. How do you think people with peanut allergies can stay safe when eating foods they're not sure about?
7. Why do you think the FSA is warning people about peanuts in mustard now?
8. What kind of reactions can someone with a peanut allergy have if they eat peanuts?
9. Do you know anyone with a peanut allergy? How do they stay safe?
10. Why is it important for food labels to show all the ingredients used in a product?
11. How can food companies make sure their products are safe for people with allergies?
12. What do you think the FSA should do to prevent peanuts from being in foods that shouldn't have them?
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