The investigation stems from a Victorian mother who lodged a formal complaint with the supermarket after she claimed she bought a packet of Aldi brand 'Natural Almonds' which turned out to be peanuts.
The woman's child has serious allergies, leading her to post a photo of the packet of nuts onto an allergy group on Facebook on Tuesday.
'Package states almond though it's packed with peanuts' the woman's caption to the post read.
Commenters on the post were outraged at the alleged packaging error.
'That's a recall right there,' one woman wrote.
This is so wrong,' another said.
'Deadly.' a third commenter said.
In a statement issued by Aldi to news.com.au the company confirmed they had been contacted by a customer who claimed to have purchased a mislabelled product.
'As the product is labelled 'almonds' and it is claimed to contain peanuts, we are moving at pace to validate this claim,' the spokeswoman said.
'Since receiving this customer contact, our immediate action has been the review of all products in our stores and the stock in our warehouses. To date, we have not discovered another case.'
As of Wednesday night Oh So Natural Wholefoods Natural Almonds are not listed as a recalled product on Aldi's website.
In March 2018, Oh So Natural Wholefoods Almond Cashew and Cranberry bites were recalled by Aldi after the discovery the product contained peanuts.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Aldi for comment.
@springyzone wrote:
@imastawka wrote:I actually thought when I posted the article that she was after money.
So, it's a case of wait and see, I guesss.
It's very telling that Aldi didn't issue any recall. They obviously suspect the same thing.
Mind you, I am a bit annoyed with Aldi lately and I wrote to tell them so.
My problem wasn't with what a packet contained but with what it didn't contain. I bought a packet of their gluten free blueberry muffin mix that advertised itself as nut free/dairy free, you name it.
It was also blueberry free
And to make it, you had to add-butter, milk, eggs and your own blueberries as well as a pack of choc bits.
Yes, I know i should have read the back of the pack before I bought but I was less than impressed, i can tell you!
I find packet mixes a total waste of time and money. By the time you add everything you may as well make it from scratch
@springyzone wrote:
@imastawka wrote:I actually thought when I posted the article that she was after money.
So, it's a case of wait and see, I guesss.
It's very telling that Aldi didn't issue any recall. They obviously suspect the same thing.
Mind you, I am a bit annoyed with Aldi lately and I wrote to tell them so.
My problem wasn't with what a packet contained but with what it didn't contain. I bought a packet of their gluten free blueberry muffin mix that advertised itself as nut free/dairy free, you name it.
It was also blueberry free
And to make it, you had to add-butter, milk, eggs and your own blueberries as well as a pack of choc bits.
Yes, I know i should have read the back of the pack before I bought but I was less than impressed, i can tell you!
Sounds like you bought a box of flour. Lol.
Yes, I got caught out in a weak moment. I have a friend who is coeliac so i thought it would be a quick fix, rather than buying the gluten free flour etc
You are right, packet mixes can be a waste of time. I find it varies a lot depending on brand though. Some are definitely better than others while some of the Aldi ones leave a lot to be desired.
I still think it is wrong to call something Blueberry muffin mix if it has no blueberries in it.
More on the nuts though. That particular brand of nuts. The Natural almonds. I've bought them and they are reasonably good value but I have only ever seen them in natural almonds or cashews. I've never seen natural peanuts and not even sure they have peanuts in that particular range, which would make it.. strange.. if peanuts got into a pack.
We suspect it may have contained almonds when it was bought.
At the moment, I am testing out one of those nifty electric vacuum sealers for food. It would be really easy to refill a pack with anything and reseal as new.
Just saying.
Or maybe I just have a devious mind.
