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30 Oct 2025

WARNING: Popular Halloween treat pulled from Irish supermarkets amid serious allergy fears

Customers suffering from allergies are urged not to eat the implicated batches that are sold in Tesco and Dunnes Stores

WARNING: Popular Halloween treat pulled from Irish supermarkets amid serious allergy fears

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued a stark warning to consumers across Ireland as a popular Halloween treat has been found to contain an ingredient that could be be very dangerous if ingested by people with sever allergies.

Rose Halloween Spooky Tea Cakes with best before dates of 28/08/26, 18/09/26, 22/09/26 and 24/09/26 have been recalled as  they were mispacked with Rose Orchard Tea Cakes.

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The product contains egg which is not mentioned on the label. This may make the implicated batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of eggs and therefore, these consumers should not eat the implicated batches. 

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