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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-79-2018

Espresso Warehouse recalls two Wooden Spoon products due to incorrect allergen labelling

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

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

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Wooden Spoon Gluten Free Chocolate & Pear

Pack size: 35g (2 x 17.5g biscuits)
Batch code
87033
Lot number
87033
Best before
2 February 2019

Wooden Spoon Organic Lemon Melts

Pack size: 35g (2 x 17.5g biscuits)
Batch code
85036, 85037, 85038, 85039, 85040, 85041
Lot number
85036, 85037, 85038, 85039, 85040, 85041
Best before
26 October 2018, 30 November 2018, 20 December 2018, 11 January 2019, 25 January 2019, 15 February 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 15 February 2019, 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 or intolerance to milk or milk constituents or wheat (gluten) or an allergy to soya, do not eat them. Instead return them 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:

Risk: Soya, Milk and/or Wheat (gluten)

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

Details from the notice

Espresso Warehouse is recalling two Wooden Spoon products, Gluten Free Chocolate & Pear biscuits and Lemon Melt biscuits because they contain soya, milk and wheat (gluten) which are not emphasised correctly on the label. This means these products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents or wheat (gluten), or an allergy to soya.

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

What the business is doing

Espresso Warehouse 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 a point-of-sale notice to its customers. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notices.

How this recall compares

  • Undeclared milk is behind 270 UK allergy alerts since 2018, more than any other allergen. All milk allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.