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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-13-2018

CO YO recalls dairy free coconut milk yogurt products because of undeclared milk

Act if you are allergic to milk

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

Check your pack

CO YO dairy free coconut milk yogurt (all flavours)

Pack size: All

What to look for (batch 1 of 4). Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch 1
Batch code
180115, 180116, 180118, 180119
Use by
23 February 2018
Batch 2
Batch code
180122, 180123, 180124, 180125, 180126
Use by
2 March 2018
Batch 3
Batch code
180130, 180131, 180201, 180202
Use by
9 March 2018
Batch 4
Batch code
180205, 180206, 180207, 180208, 180209
Use by
16 March 2018

The latest affected use-by date was 16 March 2018, 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 any of the above products and have an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents 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:

Milk

These products contain milk making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Details from the notice

CO YO is recalling its dairy free coconut milk yogurt products because they contain milk which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

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

What the business is doing

CO YO is recalling the above products 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 products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.

How this recall compares

  • Undeclared milk is behind 270 UK allergy alerts since 2018, more than any other allergen. All milk allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.