Baxter’s Food Group recalls Baxter’s Sliced Gherkins Crunchy & Sweet because of undeclared mustard

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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 dispose of the product and contact the customer care team on 0800 389 8389 and [email protected] for a replacement.

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

Baxter’s Food Group is recalling Baxter’s Sliced Gherkins Crunchy & Sweet because they contain 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

Baxter’s Food Group is recalling the above product 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 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

The FSA lists this alert for: Scotland.

How this recall compares

• This is the 2nd recall or allergy alert naming Baxter’s Food Group since 2018 (2 in total).
• 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.

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