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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-05-2019

Cook Trading Ltd recalls a batch of Cook Sticky Soy & Ginger Beef pots because of undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to gluten, wheat and egg

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

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Cook Sticky Soy & Ginger Beef

Pack size: 265g
Batch code
000008
Best before
14 September 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 14 September 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 egg, wheat or 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:

Eggs and wheat (gluten)

This product contains eggs and wheat (gluten) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg, wheat or gluten.

Details from the notice

Cook Trading Ltd is recalling a batch of Cook Sticky Soy & Ginger Beef pots because the product has been mispacked with egg noodles instead of rice noodles. The product contains eggs and wheat (gluten) which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg, wheat or gluten.

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

What the business is doing

Cook Trading 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 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.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 1st 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.