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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-11-2024

Doritos is recalling Doritos Tangy Cheese because of undeclared soya

Act if you are allergic to soya

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

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Doritos Tangy Cheese

Pack size: 180g
Best before
01 June 2024

Doritos Tangy Cheese (multipacks)

Pack size: 5 x 30g
Best before
01 June 2024

The latest affected best-before date was 1 June 2024, 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 soya, do not eat it. Instead, contact the Consumer Care Line on 0800 274 777 to receive a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Soya

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

Details from the notice

Doritos is recalling Doritos Tangy Cheese because soya is not declared on the ingredients list. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya.

The pack has been mispacked with Doritos Chilli heatwave.

Doritos Tangy Cheese 180g (only from Tesco stores) Doritos Tangy Cheese 5 x 30g multipack (only from Poundland stores).

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

What the business is doing

Doritos 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 recall 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: England.

How this recall compares

  • Undeclared soya is behind 112 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 3rd most common allergen. All soya allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.