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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-73-2021

COOK Kitchen recalls Mango and Passionfruit cheesecake and Chocolate and Almond Torte because of undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to gluten, wheat, almond, nuts and soya

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

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Mango and Passionfruit Cheesecake

Pack size: 560g
Batch code
000001
Best before
07 March 2022

Chocolate and Almond Torte

Pack size: 600g
Batch code
000006
Best before
06 April 2022

The latest affected best-before date was 6 April 2022, 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 products and have an allergy to almonds (nuts) and/or soya and/or wheat (gluten), do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund or call 01732 759010.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Risk:

Almonds (almonds), soya, wheat (gluten)

These products contain almonds (nuts), soya and wheat (gluten) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to almonds (nuts), and/or soya and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat (gluten).

Details from the notice

COOK Kitchen is recalling Mango and Passionfruit Cheesecake and Chocolate Almond Torte because they have been mis-packed. Mango and Passionfruit Cheesecake packaging contains Chocolate and Almond Torte which contains almonds (nuts) and soya not mentioned on the label. The Chocolate and Almond Torte packaging contains Mango and Passionfruit Cheesecake, which contains wheat (gluten) which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to almonds (nuts), and/or, soya and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat (gluten).

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

What the business is doing

Cook Kitchen is recalling the above products from customers and has contacted 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 product. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Scotland.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 3rd recall or allergy alert naming Cook since 2018 (4 in total). All Cook 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.