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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-22-2019

Asda recalls Sweet Potato & Red Chilli Soup because of undeclared mustard

Act if you are allergic to mustard

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

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Asda Sweet Potato & Red Chilli Soup

Pack size: 600g
Use by
2 March 2019, 3 March 2019, 7 March 2019, 9 March 2019, 10 March 2019, 12 March 2019, 13 March 2019, 15 March 2019, 16 March 2019, 17 March 2019, 20 March 2019, 23 March 2019 and 27 March 2019

The latest affected use-by date was 27 March 2019, 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, 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:

Mustard

This product contains mustard making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard.

Details from the notice

Asda is recalling Sweet Potato & Red Chilli Soup because it contains mustard which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with 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

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. These notices explain to customers why the product is/products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the notice below.

Where it was sold

How this recall compares

  • This was the 7th recall involving Asda in the 12 months to 26 February 2019. All Asda recalls
  • Undeclared mustard is behind 69 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 7th most common allergen. All mustard allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.