Boots recalls Boots Kids Daily Health Multivitamins Strawberry Flavour Gummies because of undeclared soya
Act if you are allergic to soya
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to soya. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
Boots Kids Daily Health Multivitamins Strawberry Flavour Gummies
Pack size: 30 Gummies- Batch code
- 82221103
- Best before
- 17 May 2024
The latest affected best-before date was 17 May 2024, 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 soya, 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 the Boots Customer Care team on 0800 9150004.
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Soya
This product contains soya making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya
Details from the notice
Boots is recalling Boots Kids Daily Health Multivitamins Strawberry Flavour Gummies because they have been mispacked with Gummies that contain soya, which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya.
An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.
What the business is doing
Boots 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.
Where it was sold
How this recall compares
- There was no other recall involving Boots in the 12 months before this one. All Boots recalls
- Undeclared soya is behind 112 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 3rd most common allergen. All soya allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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