Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-76-2020

Costa Coffee recalls Jammy Rudolph Shortcake because of undeclared egg

Act if you are allergic to egg

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

Check your pack

Jammy Rudolph Shortcake

Pack size: 62g
Batch code
All batches
Best before
07 January 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 7 January 2021, 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 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:

Egg

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

Details from the notice

Costa Coffee is recalling Jammy Rudolph Shortcake because it contains egg which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg.

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 tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.