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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-60-2018

E H Booths recalls sandwiches due to incorrect allergen labelling

Act if you are allergic to gluten, oats and rye

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to gluten, oats and rye, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Booths BLT Sandwiches

Pack size: Single pack
Use by
All dates

Booths Chicken Salad Sandwiches

Pack size: Single pack
Use by
All dates

Booths Lancashire Cheese and Chutney Sandwiches

Pack size: Single pack
Use by
All dates

For at least one product, all date codes are affected. Check every pack you have.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought any of the above products and have an allergy to rye or oats, do not eat them. Instead return the product 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:

Rye and oats

This product contains rye and oats making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to rye or oats.

Details from the notice

E H Booths is recalling its BLT, Chicken Salad, and Lancashire Cheese and Chutney Sandwiches because they contain rye and oats which are not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to rye or oats.

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

What the business is doing

E H Booths is recalling the above products from customers. The company has also issued a point-of-sale notice to its customers. The notice explains to customers why the products are being recalled and tell 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

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.