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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-19-2020

Biscottilicious recalls Salted Caramel Crunch Biscotti and Mixed Box because of undeclared hazelnuts and egg

Act if you are allergic to hazelnut, nuts and egg

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

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Biscottilicious Salted Caramel Crunch Biscotti

Pack size: 150g
Best before
All best before dates to end of May 2020

Biscottilicious Mixed Box (Salted Caramel Crunch Biscotti only affected)

Pack size: 400g
Best before
All best before dates to end of May 2020

The latest affected best-before date was May 2020, 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 or intolerance to egg or an allergy to nuts (hazelnuts) or do not eat them. Instead return 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:

Egg and nuts (hazelnuts)

These products contain egg and nuts (hazelnuts) making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg or an allergy to nuts (hazelnuts).

Details from the notice

Biscottilicious Ltd is recalling Salted Caramel Crunch Biscotti and Biscottilicious Mixed Box (containing Salted Caramel Crunch Biscotti) because they contain egg and hazelnuts which are not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg or an allergy to nuts (hazelnuts).

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

What the business is doing

Biscottilicious Ltd is recalling the above products 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 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: England.

How this recall compares

  • Undeclared nuts is behind 111 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 4th most common allergen. All nuts allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.