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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-67-2018

Creme d’Or recalls assorted chocolates because they contain undeclared natural pistachio flavouring

Act if you are allergic to nuts

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

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Happy Jackson ‘Congratulations! You Totally Did It!’

Pack size: 200g
Batch code
L7339A3
Best before
5 December 2018

Happy Jackson ‘Happy Birthday Oh Gorgeous One!’

Pack size: 200g
Best before
17 October 2018 and 5 December 2018
Details
L7290A3 and L7339A3

Happy Jackson ‘Great Big Box of Awesomeness!’

Pack size: 200g
Batch code
L7290A3
Best before
17 October 2018

The latest affected best-before date was 5 December 2018, 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 any of the above products and have an allergy to pistachios do not eat them. Instead return them to the place from where they were bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Nuts (Pistachios)

These products may contain pistachio making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts (pistachios).

Details from the notice

Creme d’Or is recalling Happy Jackson ‘Congratulations! You Totally Did It!’, ‘Happy Birthday Oh Gorgeous One!’ and ‘Great Big Box of Awesomeness’ assorted chocolates because some of the chocolates contain natural pistachio flavouring which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts (pistachios).

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

What the business is doing

Creme d’Or are recalling the above products from customers and have been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. The company has issued point-of-sale notices to their customers. These notices explain to customers why products are being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the products.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Wales.

How this recall compares

  • Undeclared nuts is behind 111 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 4th most common allergen. All nuts allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.