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Allergy alert Published FSS-AA-9684-2024

Carmichael Estate Farm Meats recalls various products because of undeclared sulphites

Act if you are allergic to sulphites

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

Check your pack

Beef Burger

Pack size: All pack sizes
Use by
Fresh - up to and including 26 November 2024, Frozen - up to and including 13 November 2025

Beef Square Sausage

Pack size: All pack sizes
Use by
Fresh - up to and including 26 November 2024, Frozen - up to and including 13 November 2025

Beef and Bacon Burgers

Pack size: All pack sizes
Use by
Fresh - up to and including 26 November 2024, Frozen - up to and including 13 November 2025

Vension Burger

Pack size: All pack sizes
Use by
Fresh - up to and including 26 November 2024, Frozen - up to and including 13 November 2025

The latest affected use-by date was 13 November 2025, 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 Food Standards Scotland notice:

  1. If you have bought the above products and have a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites, do not eat them. Instead return them to the store for a full refund (with or without receipt).
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Why it was recalled

Food Standards Scotland's risk statement:

Sulphites

These products contain sulphites making them a possible health risk for anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites.

Details from the notice

Carmichael Estate Farm Meats is recalling various products because they contain sulphites which are not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites.

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

What the business is doing

Carmichael Estate Farm Meats is recalling the above products 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 products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.

Information on Food Standards Scotlands work on food allergy and intolerance can be found at: http://www.foodstandards.gov.scot/food-safety-standards/food-allergy.

Advice on food allergy and intolerance can be found at: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/food-allergy/Pages/Intro1.aspx

Customer notice - Carmichael Estate Farm Meats recalls various products because of undeclared sulphites PDF (1.4MB)

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Scotland.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 1st recall or allergy alert naming Carmichael Estate Farm Meats since 2018 (2 in total).
  • Undeclared sulphites is behind 53 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 8th most common allergen. All sulphites allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.