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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-39-2018

BOL Foods recalls BOL Caribbean Jerk Curry because of milk and barley

Act if you are allergic to milk, barley and gluten

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

Check your pack

BOL Caribbean Jerk Curry

Pack size: 345g
Use by
5 May 2018

The latest affected use-by date was 5 May 2018, 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 milk or milk constituents or an allergy or intolerance to barley or gluten do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought or contact BOL Foods ([email protected]) for a full refund. The affected product has only been sold in Ocado online and in Tesco stores.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk, Barley (gluten)

This product contains milk and barley making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents or an allergy or intolerance to barley or gluten.

Details from the notice

BOL Foods is recalling BOL Caribbean Jerk Curry because it contains milk and barley which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents or an allergy or intolerance to barley or gluten.

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

What the business is doing

BOL Foods 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: England, Wales.

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.