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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-35-2020

Gima UK recalls Lay’s Maxx Oriental Salsa Flavoured Crisps because of undeclared barley

Act if you are allergic to barley and gluten

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to barley and gluten, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Lay’s Maxx Deep Ridged Oriental Salsa

Pack size: 130g
Best before
26 June 2020

The latest affected best-before date was 26 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 or intolerance to barley (gluten), do not eat it. Instead, contact Gima UK Ltd at: [email protected]
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Barley (gluten)

This product contains barley (gluten) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to barley (gluten).

Details from the notice

Gima UK Ltd is recalling Lay’s Maxx Deep Ridged Oriental Salsa flavoured crisps because they contain barley (gluten) which is not written in English on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to barley (gluten).

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

What the business is doing

Gima UK Ltd 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

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.