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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-69-2021

Crunchy Bakery recalls Crusty White Loaf because of undeclared sesame

Act if you are allergic to sesame

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

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Crusty White Loaf

Pack size: 400g
Best before
All best before dates up to and including 13 November 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 13 November 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 to sesame, 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:

Sesame

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

Details from the notice

Crunchy Bakery is recalling its Crusty White Loaf because it contains sesame seeds which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to sesame.

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

What the business is doing

Crunchy Bakery is recalling the above product from customers and has been advised to contact 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.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 1st recall or allergy alert naming Crunchy Bakery since 2018 (2 in total).
  • Undeclared sesame is behind 42 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 9th most common allergen. All sesame allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.