Findlater’s Fine Foods recalls Findlater’s Roast Smoked Salmon Pate because it contains undeclared mustard
Act if you are allergic to mustard
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to mustard. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
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Findlater’s Roast Smoked Salmon Pate
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- Use by
- 09 August 2023
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The latest affected use-by date was 9 August 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 product and have an allergy to mustard do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Mustard
This product contains mustard making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard.
Details from the notice
Findlater’s Fine Foods recalls Findlater’s Roast Smoked Salmon Pate because it contains mustard which is not declared on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard. The recall only affects products sold in Waitrose stores.
An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.
What the business is doing
Findlater’s Fine Foods is recalling the above product from customers and 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 notice.
Where it was sold
The FSA lists this alert for: England, Northern Ireland, Wales.
How this recall compares
- This was the 3rd recall involving Waitrose in the 12 months to 1 August 2023. All Waitrose recalls
- Undeclared mustard is behind 69 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 7th most common allergen. All mustard allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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