Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-81-2019

Focused Nutrition recalls Choc Chip Flapjack because of incorrect allergen labelling

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, oats, peanuts, nuts, soya and sulphites

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to milk, gluten, oats, peanuts, nuts, soya and sulphites, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Focused Nutrition Choc Chip Flapjack

Pack size: 100g
Batch code
223
Best before
31/03/2020

Focused Nutrition Choc Chip Flapjack

Pack size: 100g
Batch code
244
Best before
14/04/2020

Focused Nutrition Choc Chip Flapjack

Pack size: 100g
Batch code
272
Best before
05/05/2020

Focused Nutrition Choc Chip Flapjack

Pack size: 100g
Batch code
281
Best before
12/05/2020

Focused Nutrition Choc Chip Flapjack

Pack size: 100g
Batch code
285
Best before
19/05/2020

Focused Nutrition Choc Chip Flapjack

Pack size: 100g
Batch code
301
Best before
26/05/2020

Focused Nutrition Choc Chip Flapjack

Pack size: 100g
Batch code
335
Best before
23/06/2020

Focused Nutrition Choc Chip Flapjack

Pack size: 100g
Batch code
352
Best before
30/06/2020

The latest affected best-before date was 30 June 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 product and have an allergy to nuts, peanuts or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, and/or an allergy or intolerance to oats or gluten and/ or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites, 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:

This product contains oats (gluten) and soya and may contain milk, nuts, peanuts and sulphites. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts, peanuts or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, and/or an allergy or intolerance to oats or gluten and/or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites.

Details from the notice

Focused Nutrition is recalling its Choc Chip Flapjacks because it contains oats (gluten) and soya, which is not clearly legible on the label and may contain milk, nuts, peanuts and sulphites. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts, peanuts or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, and/or an allergy or intolerance to oats or gluten and/or 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

Focused Nutrition 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/products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England.

How this recall compares

  • Undeclared milk is behind 270 UK allergy alerts since 2018, more than any other allergen. All milk allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.