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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-27-2018

Aunt Bessie’s recalls Aunt Bessie’s Croquettes because of undeclared egg

Act if you are allergic to egg

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

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Aunt Bessie’s Croquettes

Pack size: 550g

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Batch code
D47 352 03:09 to D47 352 03:20
Best before
end: June 2019

The latest affected best-before date was June 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 or intolerance to egg, do not eat it. Instead return it to the Lidl store from where it was bought.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Egg

This product may contain egg making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg.

Details from the notice

Aunt Bessie’s is recalling Aunt Bessie’s Croquettes because the packs may also include potato balls which contain egg which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product poses a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg. The affected product is only sold in Lidl.

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

What the business is doing

Aunt Bessie’s is recalling the above product from customers and has been advised to contact relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. The company has also issued a point-of-sale notice to Lidl for display in stores.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 1st recall or allergy alert naming Aunt Bessie’s since 2018 (2 in total).
  • This was the 4th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 29 March 2018. All Lidl recalls
  • Undeclared egg is behind 87 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 6th most common allergen. All egg allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.