Ben & Jerry’s recalls Ben & Jerry’s Moo-phoria Peanut Butter Cookie Dough because of undeclared peanuts
Act if you are allergic to peanuts
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to peanuts. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
Ben & Jerry’s Moo-phoria™ Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
Pack size: 465 ml- Batch code
- L1278
- Best before
- April 2023
The latest affected best-before date was April 2023, 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:
- If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to peanuts do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. Alternatively you may wish to contact the Unilever UK Careline on 0800 146252 or email them at [email protected].
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Peanuts
This product contains peanuts making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
Details from the notice
Ben & Jerry’s is recalling one batch of Ben & Jerry’s Moo-phoria™ Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Ice Cream sold at Sainsbury’s. As a result of a packaging error, it has the incorrect lid of Ben & Jerry’s Salted Caramel Brownie Ice Cream resulting in peanuts not being mentioned on the lid. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.
What the business is doing
Ben & Jerry’s 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. This notice explains to customers why the product is being recalled and tells 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: England, Scotland, Wales.
How this recall compares
- This was the 10th recall involving Sainsbury's in the 12 months to 23 June 2022. All Sainsbury's recalls
- Undeclared peanuts is behind 94 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 5th most common allergen. All peanuts allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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