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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-07-2018

Boots recalls ‘Delicious Pineapple and Berry Compote’ 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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Delicious Pineapple and Berry Compote

Pack size: 110g

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Batch code
80-61-068
Use by
up to and including 30th January

The latest affected use-by date was 30 January 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, do not eat it. Instead, return it 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:

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

Boots is recalling its ‘Delicious Pineapple and Berry Compote’ because it contains 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

Boots is recalling the above product 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 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

How this recall compares

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