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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-64-2022

ALDI recalls Gianni’s Milk Chocolate Lollies because of undeclared almond

Act if you are allergic to almond and nuts

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to almond and nuts. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Gianni’s Milk Chocolate Lollies

Pack size: 4 pack
Best before
September 2024

The latest affected best-before date was September 2024, 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 almonds (nuts), do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. For further information, please visit www.aldi.co.uk or contact https://customerservice.aldi.co.uk/contact
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Almonds (Nuts)

This product may contains almonds (nuts) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts.

Details from the notice

ALDI is recalling Gianni’s Milk Chocolate Lollies because they may contain almonds (nuts) which is not mentioned on the label. As a result of a packaging error, some packs have been incorrectly packed with Gianni’s Almond Lollies. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to almonds (nuts). This issue only affects products sold at a limited number of ALDI stores in the Midlands.

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 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. This notice explains to customers why the product is being recalled and tells 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.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 5th recall involving Aldi in the 12 months to 23 November 2022. All Aldi recalls
  • Undeclared nuts is behind 111 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 4th most common allergen. All nuts allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.