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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-50-2019

Costa Coffee recalls Costa Chicken & Bacon Pasta Salad because of undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to milk, mustard and fish

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

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Costa Chicken & Bacon Pasta Salad

Pack size: 290g

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Use by
22 May 2019

The latest affected use-by date was 22 May 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, and/or mustard, and/or 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:

Fish, Milk and Mustard

This product contains fish, milk and mustard making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to fish, and/or mustard, and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Details from the notice

Costa Coffee is recalling Costa Chicken & Bacon Pasta Salad because it contains fish milk and mustard, which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to fish, and/or mustard, and/or 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

Costa Coffee is recalling the above product 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 product is being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the customer notice below.

Where it was sold

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.