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Allergy alert Published Updated once · 1 April 2019 FSA-AA-37-2019

Genesis Crafty recalls Cheese Scones (4 pack) due to incorrect allergy labelling

Act if you are allergic to soya and mustard

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

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Genesis Crafty Cheese Scone

Pack size: 4 pack
Best before
end of 02 April 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 2 April 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 to mustard and/or soya, 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:

Mustard, soya

This product contains mustard and soya making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard and/or soya.

Details from the notice

Genesis Crafty is recalling its Cheese Scones (4 pack), because of a packaging error where it may include incorrect base label information and could lead the consumer to believe the product is a Toffee & Hazelnut scone. The product contains mustard and soya which is not mentioned in the ingredients. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard and/or soya.

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

What the business is doing

Genesis Crafty 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, Wales.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-AA-37-2019
    Original alert: Genesis Crafty recalls Cheese Scones (4 pack) due to incorrect allergy labelling
  2. · FSA-AA-37-2019-update-1
    Update 1: Updated: Genesis Crafty recalls Cheese Scones (4 pack) due to incorrect allergy labelling
    • New batch or date details: best before end of 02 April 2019

How this recall compares

  • Undeclared soya is behind 112 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 3rd most common allergen. All soya allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.