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Allergy alert Published FSS-AA-9645-2025

Carmichael Estate Farm Meats recalls various products 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.

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Beef & Bacon Burgers

Pack size: All pack sizes
Use by
Fresh – up to & including 02 March 2025, Frozen – up to & including 20 February 2026

Beef Burger

Pack size: All pack sizes
Use by
Fresh – up to & including 02 March 2025, Frozen – up to & including 20 February 2026

Venison Burger

Pack size: All pack sizes
Use by
Fresh – up to & including 02 March 2025, Frozen – up to & including 20 February 2026

The latest affected use-by date was 20 February 2026, 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 an allergy to soya, do not eat them. Instead return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

Food Standards Scotland's risk statement:

Soya

These products contain soya making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya.

Details from the notice

Carmichael Estate Farm Meats is recalling various burgers because they contain soya which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products are 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

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

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Scotland.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 2nd recall or allergy alert naming Carmichael Estate Farm Meats since 2018 (2 in total).
  • 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.