Multiple bars of Dubai-style chocolate urgently recalled over ‘health risk’ fears

An urgent recall has been issued for three different Dubai-style chocolate products due to a potentially deadly undisclosed allergen.

Noesis, Fix it, and Le Damas Dubai-style chocolates have all been recalled due to the presence of undeclared peanuts and other types of nuts, including almonds, cashews, and walnuts.

The nuts aren’t mentioned on the label, meaning they could cause a severe allergic reaction if unknowingly consumed.

Sales of the product have halted, and anyone who has purchased these products is urged to throw them away and report to local Trading Standards to let them know the shop where it was purchased.

The recalls affect the following products:

Noesis Shokolade Love of Dubai

• 95g
• Lot number: All
• Best before: All

Fix it, Dubai Kunafa Chocolate

• 50g
• Lot: all
• Best before: All

Le Damas Dubai Chocolate Kunafa and Pistachio

• 200g
• Lot number: All
• Best before: All

What’s in Dubai chocolate?

Dubai chocolate, which is filled with crispy knafeh, pistachio cream and tahini spread, was launched in 2021 by Dubai-based firm, Fix Dessert Chocolatier.

But the sweet treat really took off after food influencer Maria Vehera shared a TikTok video of herself sampling it.

Why is Dubai chocolate so expensive?

The dessert is popular for good reason, but it’s also expensive because of a global shortage caused by demand for the treat.

Now the demand for Dubai chocolate and its many copies is being blamed for a global shortage of pistachios.

Iran, which is the second-largest pistachio producer, exported 40% more pistachios to the UAE from September 2024 to March 2025 than it did over the full 12 months before that, the MailOnline reports.

The massive demand has come at a time when global stocks are already low after a disappointing harvest in the US, the world’s largest exporter, last year.

Meanwhile, Charles Jandreau, general manager for Prestat Group, owner of some of the UK’s most luxurious chocolate brands, said that ‘no one’ had been ‘ready’ for the spike in demand for procure kataifi, the shredded Middle Eastern pastry used in the cream. 

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