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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-03-2021

Alternative Foods London recalls OGGS Zesty Lemon Cake because of undeclared soya

Act if you are allergic to soya

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

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OGGS Zesty Lemon Cake

Pack size: 386g
Best before
26 January 2021; 02 February 2021; 09 February 2021 and 16 February 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 16 February 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 soya, do not eat it. Instead return it to the store which you purchased it for a refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Soya

This product contains soya making the product a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya.

Details from the notice

Alternative Foods London Ltd is recalling OGGS Zesty Lemon Cake because it contains soya that is not declared on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya.

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

What the business is doing

Alternative Foods London Ltd is recalling the above product from customers and has contacted 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.

How this recall compares

  • Undeclared soya is behind 112 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 3rd most common allergen. All soya allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.