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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-70-2018

Farmhouse Biscuits Ltd recalls its Honey & Oat Biscuits due to undeclared wheat

Act if you are allergic to gluten and wheat

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

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Farmhouse Biscuits Honey & Oat

Pack size: 200g
Batch code
18211
Best before
end of May 2019

The latest affected best-before date was May 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 the above product and have an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, 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:

Wheat (gluten)

This product contains wheat making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten

Details from the notice

Farmhouse Biscuits Ltd is recalling Honey & Oat Biscuits because they contain wheat which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with 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

Farmhouse Biscuits Ltd is recalling the above product 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 product is 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.