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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-18-2023

Booths recall Booths 2 Lemon Bakewell Tarts because of undeclared milk

Act if you are allergic to milk

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to milk. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Booths 2 Lemon Bakewell Tarts

Pack size: 2 x 90g
Batch code
All batches
Use by
All use by dates up to and including 19 April 2023

The latest affected use-by date was 19 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:

  1. If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to milk, do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund, with or without a receipt. For more information contact Booths on 0800 221 8086.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk

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

Details from the notice

Booths is recalling Booths 2 Lemon Bakewell Tarts because they contain 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 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

Booths is recalling the above product from customers and have 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 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.

How this recall compares

  • There was no other recall involving Booths in the 12 months before this one. All Booths recalls
  • 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.