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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-44-2021

AVOCA recalls AVOCA curry products because of undeclared crustaceans

Act if you are allergic to crustaceans

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

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Avoca Thai Green Chicken Curry

Pack size: 580g 1450g
Use by
All use by dates, up to and including 15 July 2021

Avoca Thai Green Sweet Potato and Snap Pea Curry

Pack size: 580g 1500g
Use by
All use by dates, up to and including 15 July 2021

Avoca Thai Red Chicken Curry

Pack size: 590g 1600g
Use by
All use by dates, up to and including 15 July 2021

Avoca Spiced Black Bean, Kale and Squash Laksa

Pack size: 590g 1600g
Use by
All use by dates, up to and including 15 July 2021

The latest affected use-by date was 15 July 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 products and have an allergy to crustaceans, do not eat them. Instead return the product 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:

Crustaceans

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

Details from the notice

Avoca is recalling a number of Avoca curry products because they contain crustaceans which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to crustaceans.

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

What the business is doing

Avoca is recalling the above products 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. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 1st recall or allergy alert naming AVOCA since 2018 (2 in total).
  • Undeclared crustaceans is behind 24 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 11th most common allergen. All crustaceans allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.