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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-36-2020

Bahlsen recalls Bahlsen Ohne Gleichen Vollmilch due to undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, wheat, hazelnut, nuts, soya and egg

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to milk, gluten, wheat, hazelnut, nuts, soya and egg, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Bahlsen Ohne Gleichen Vollmilch

Pack size: 125g

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Batch code
0165
Best before
01 February 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 1 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 or intolerance to egg and/or wheat (gluten), an allergy to nuts (hazelnut) and/or soya and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, do not it eat. If you are making an essential journey to the store where you bought it, please return it for a full refund. Alternatively, contact Bahlsen at www.bahlsen.co.uk or on their phone number 01923728500.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

This product contains egg, hazelnuts, milk, soya, wheat (gluten) and whey (a product derived milk) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg and/or wheat (gluten), an allergy to nuts (hazelnut) and/or soya and or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Details from the notice

Bahlsen is recalling Bahlsen Ohne Gleichen Vollmilch because it contains egg, hazelnuts, milk, soya, wheat (gluten) and whey (a product derived from milk) which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg and/or wheat (gluten), an allergy to nuts (hazelnut) and/or soya and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

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

What the business is doing

Bahlsen 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 milk is behind 270 UK allergy alerts since 2018, more than any other allergen. All milk allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.