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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-15-2022

Everfresh Natural Foods recalls Everfresh Sprouted Stem Ginger Cake because of undeclared pecans (nuts)

Act if you are allergic to nuts and pecan

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to nuts and pecan. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Everfresh Sprouted Stem Ginger Cake

Pack size: 350g

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Batch code
2833
Best before
17 October 2022

The latest affected best-before date was 17 October 2022, 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 pecans (nuts), do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. For more information contact Everfresh at [email protected] or phone 01452 687088.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Pecans (nuts)

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

Details from the notice

Everfresh Natural Foods is recalling Everfresh Sprouted Stem Ginger Cake because some packs contain pecans (nuts) which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to pecans (nuts).

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

What the business is doing

Everfresh Natural Foods 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. This notice explains 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.

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.