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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-58-2022

Co-op recalls Co-op Spaghetti Rings in Tomato Sauce because of undeclared celery

Act if you are allergic to celery

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

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Co-op Spaghetti Rings in Tomato Sauce

Pack size: 385g
Best before
September 2024

The latest affected best-before date was September 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:

  1. If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to celery, do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. You can contact Co-op’s customer care line on 0800 0686 727 or email them at [email protected]
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Celery

This product contains celery making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to celery

Details from the notice

Co-op recalls Co-op Spaghetti Rings in Tomato Sauce because it contains celery which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to celery.

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 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. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Wales.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 7th recall involving Co-op in the 12 months to 26 October 2022. All Co-op recalls
  • Undeclared celery is behind 22 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 12th most common allergen. All celery allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.