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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-63-2019

Co-op recalls Veg Taster because of undeclared fish

Act if you are allergic to fish

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

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Co-op Veg Taster

Use by
07 July 2019

The latest affected use-by date was 7 July 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 to fish 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:

Fish

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

Details from the notice

Co-op Ltd is recalling Co-op Veg Taster because some packs may contain fish (salmon) which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to fish.

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

What the business is doing

Co-op Ltd 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 Co-op Ltd 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 5 July 2019. All Co-op recalls
  • Undeclared fish is behind 26 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 10th most common allergen. All fish allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.