Abbott recalls Ensure NutriVigor Plant-Based Almond flavour Nutritional Shake because of undeclared milk
Act if you are allergic to milk
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to milk. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
Ensure NutriVigor Plant-Based Almond flavour Nutritional Shake
Pack size: 400g- Batch code
- 1195476 and 1210475
- Best before
- 09 July 2024 and 21 August 2025
Ensure NutriVigor Plant-Based Almond flavour Nutritional Shake
Pack size: 850g- Batch code
- 1195461 and 1210476
- Best before
- 09 July 2024 and 20 August 2025
The latest affected best-before date was 21 August 2025, which has passed. Recalled products can still be in cupboards and freezers, so check any you have at home.
What to do
Advice from the FSA notice:
- If you have bought the above product and have an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents do not drink it. Instead return it to the store from where it was purchased for a full refund. For more information please contact Abbott’s Customer relations hotline on 0333 600 1795.
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Milk
This product contains milk making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.
Details from the notice
Abbott is recalling Ensure NutriVigor Plant-Based Almond flavour Nutritional Shake because it contains milk which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.
An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.
What the business is doing
Abbott is recalling the above product from customers and has been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. The company has also issued a point-of-sale notice to its customers. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product.
How this recall compares
- This is the 2nd recall or allergy alert naming Abbott since 2018 (2 in total).
- Undeclared milk is behind 270 UK allergy alerts since 2018, more than any other allergen. All milk allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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