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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-51-2021

Aldi recalls Crestwood 2 Puff Pastry Cheese and Onion Slices because of undeclared barley and mustard

Act if you are allergic to barley, gluten and mustard

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to barley, gluten and mustard, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Crestwood 2 Puff Pastry Cheese and Onion Slices

Pack size: 300g

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Use by
16 August 2021

The latest affected use-by date was 16 August 2021, 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:

  1. If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to mustard and / or an allergy or intolerance to barley or gluten do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Barley (gluten) and mustard

This product contains barley (gluten) and mustard making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to barley or gluten and / or an allergy to mustard.

Details from the notice

Aldi is recalling Crestwood 2 Puff Pastry Cheese and Onion Slices because they contain barley (gluten) and mustard which are not mentioned on the label. Due to a packaging error some packs may have been filled with an incorrect product. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to barley or gluten and / or an allergy to mustard.

An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.

What the business is doing

Aldi is recalling the above product from customers and 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. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Scotland, Wales.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 4th recall involving Aldi in the 12 months to 6 August 2021. All Aldi recalls
  • Undeclared gluten is behind 171 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 2nd most common allergen. All gluten allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.