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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-92-2019

Costa Coffee recalls Millionaire Mallow Bites 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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Millionaire Mallow Bites

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Batch code
19289
Best before
7 and 8 January 2020

The latest affected best-before date was 8 January 2020, 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:

Egg, wheat or gluten.

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

Details from the notice

Costa Coffee is recalling Millionaire Mallow Bites because some of the products may not have the correct allergen labelling information. Some of this product has been mistakenly labelled as Cornflake Cluster, therefore does not mention that they contain egg and wheat which 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

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

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Scotland, Wales.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.