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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-16-2018

DSAM Consulting S.A. is recalling its Hellenic Grocery Handmade Loukoumi 200g because of undeclared pistachio

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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Hellenic Grocery Handmade Loukoumi Mixed Flavours

Pack size: 200g
Best before
/ Batch code(s): 29/01/2018 (Batch code: 71027092), 27/09/2018 (Batch code: 71023072), 12/10/2018 (Batch code: 71024021) and 30/11/2018 (Batch code: 71025003)

The latest affected best-before date was 30 November 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 the above product and have an allergy to nuts (pistachio), 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:

Nuts (Pistachio)

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

Details from the notice

DSAM Consulting S.A. is recalling its Hellenic Grocery Handmade Loukoumi (Greek Turkish Delight) because it contains pistachio nut fragments which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to pistachio nuts. The product is sold in Marks and Spencer stores.

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

What the business is doing

DSAM Consulting S.A 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

How this recall compares

  • This was the 2nd recall involving M&S in the 12 months to 26 February 2018. All M&S recalls
  • 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.