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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-103-2018

E H Booths recalls two salad products because of undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to gluten, wheat, soya and mustard

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

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Booths Chicken, Quinoa and Tenderstem Broccoli Super Salad

Pack size: 252g

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Use by
14 December 2018

Booths Sweet Potato, Falafel and Houmous Supergrain Salad

Pack size: 252g

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Use by
15 December 2018

The latest affected use-by date was 15 December 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 any of the above products and have an allergy to mustard or soya, or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten do not eat them (see above product details for specific undeclared allergens in each product). Instead return to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Mustard, soya, wheat (gluten)

The above products contain mustard or soya and wheat (gluten) making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard or soya, or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten.

Details from the notice

E H Booth & Co. Limited is recalling two salad products because they contain mustard or soya and wheat (gluten) which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard or soya, or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten.

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

What the business is doing

E H Booth & Co. Limited is recalling the above products 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 point-of-sale notices to its customers. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notices.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 6th recall involving Booths in the 12 months to 13 December 2018. All Booths recalls
  • Undeclared gluten is behind 171 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 2nd most common allergen. All gluten allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.