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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-64-2018

Crosse & Blackwell recalls its Green Vegetable & Kale Soup due to undeclared milk

Act if you are allergic to milk

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

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Crosse & Blackwell Green Vegetable & Kale Soup

Pack size: 400g
Batch code
TYJH 8149
Best before
May 2020

The latest affected best-before date was May 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 milk or milk constituents, do not eat it. Instead return the product to the store from where it bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk

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

Details from the notice

Crosse & Blackwell is recalling its Green Vegetable & Kale Soup because it contains milk which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents. The product is only sold in ASDA stores.

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

What the business is doing

Crosse & Blackwell is recalling the above product from customers and has been asked to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. Point-of-sale notices will be displayed in stores selling this product. This notice explains to customers why the product is being recalled and tells 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.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 5th recall involving Asda in the 12 months to 31 August 2018. All Asda recalls
  • Undeclared milk is behind 270 UK allergy alerts since 2018, more than any other allergen. All milk allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.