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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-19-2019

Everest Ices recalls four Ice Cream and Kulfi products due to undeclared almonds

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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Everest Ices Pistachio Ice cream

Pack size: 1 Litre
Batch code
All batch codes affected
Best before
28 February 2019 to 14 February 2020

Everest Ices Gold Pistachio Kulfi

Pack size: 1 Litre
Batch code
All batch codes affected
Best before
28 February 2019 to 14 February 2020

Everest Ices Pistachio Kulfi Stick

Pack size: 4 pack
Batch code
All batch codes affected
Best before
28 February 2019 to 15 February 2020

Everest Ices Pistachio Kulfi Cones

Pack size: 4 pack
Batch code
All batch codes affected
Best before
28 February 2019 to 14 February 2020

The latest affected best-before date was 15 February 2020, 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 products and have an allergy to nuts, 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

These products contain almonds making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts.

Details from the notice

Everest Ices is recalling Everest Ices Pistachio Ice Cream, Everest Ices Gold Pistachio Kulfi, Everest Ices Kulfi Sticks and Everest Ices Pistachio Kulfi Cones because they contain almonds which are not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts.

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

What the business is doing

Everest Ices is recalling the above products 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 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

  • 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.