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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-36-2019

Genius recalls Cinnamon & Raisin Bagels due to undeclared egg

Act if you are allergic to egg

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

Check your pack

Cinnamon & Raisin Bagels

Pack size: 4 pack
Best before
up to and including 08 April 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 8 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 or intolerance to egg, 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:

Egg

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

Details from the notice

Genius is recalling their 4 pack Cinnamon & Raisin Bagels from their gluten free range because it contains egg which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg.

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

What the business is doing

Genius 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.

How this recall compares

  • Undeclared egg is behind 87 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 6th most common allergen. All egg allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.