Father Farm Foods recalls Real Taste Golden Raisins and Real Taste Mixed Nuts because of undeclared sulphites
Act if you are allergic to sulphites
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to sulphites. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
Real Taste Golden Raisins
Pack size: 600g- Batch code
- 22117/662
- Best before
- May 2023
Real Taste Mixed Nuts
Pack size: 600g- Batch code
- 2277/MX6 22150/MX6
- Best before
- March 2023
The latest affected best-before date was May 2023, 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:
- If you have bought the above products and have a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites, do not eat them. Instead return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Sulphites
The products contain sulphites making them a possible health risk for anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites.
Details from the notice
Father Farm Foods is recalling Real Taste Golden Raisins and Real Taste Mixed Nuts because they contain sulphites which are not mentioned on the labels. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites.
An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.
What the business is doing
Father Farm Foods 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 product. Please see the attached notice.
How this recall compares
- Undeclared sulphites is behind 53 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 8th most common allergen. All sulphites allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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