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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-87-2019

Co-op recalls Bakery Short Crust Mince Pie 4s because of undeclared barley (gluten)

Act if you are allergic to barley and gluten

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to barley and gluten, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Co-op Bakery Short Crust Mince Pie 4s

Best before
All date codes up to and including 6 November 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 6 November 2019, 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 barley (gluten), 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:

Barley (gluten).

This product contains barley (gluten) making it a possible health risk with an allergy or intolerance to barley (gluten).

Details from the notice

Co-op is recalling Bakery Short Crust Mince Pie 4s because some of the products may not have the correct allergen labelling information. Some of the labels may not mention barley. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to barley or gluten.

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

What the business is doing

Co-op 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

  • This was the 3rd recall involving Co-op in the 12 months to 24 October 2019. All Co-op recalls
  • Undeclared gluten is behind 171 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 2nd most common allergen. All gluten allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.