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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-30-2019

Asda recalls Garlic and Parsley Butter because of undeclared peanut

Act if you are allergic to peanuts

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

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Asda Garlic and Parsley Butter

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to peanuts, 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:

Peanuts

This product may contain very low level of peanut making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.

Details from the notice

Asda is recalling Garlic and Parsley Butter, which is provided as an accompaniment on their fish counter, because it may contain very low levels of peanuts that was not displayed at the point of sale to the consumer. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.

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

What the business is doing

Asda 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. This notice explains 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

How this recall compares

  • This was the 8th recall involving Asda in the 12 months to 15 March 2019. All Asda recalls
  • Undeclared peanuts is behind 94 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 5th most common allergen. All peanuts allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.