Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-48-2023

Heathwick Ltd is recalling Saugatuck Brewing Co. Neapolitan Milk Stout and Blueberry & Maple Stout because of undeclared milk and oats (gluten)

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten and oats

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

Check your pack

Saugatuck Brewing Co. Neapolitan Milk Stout

Pack size: 355ml
Best before
All best before dates

Saugatuck Brewing Co. Blueberry & Maple Stout

Pack size: 355ml
Best before
All best before dates

For at least one product, all date codes are affected. Check every pack you have.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought the above products and have coeliac disease, an allergy or intolerance to milk and/or oats (gluten) do not drink them. Instead return them to your nearest Home Bargains store for a full refund or contact [email protected].
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk and oats (gluten)

These products contain milk and oats (gluten) making them a possible health risk for anyone with coeliac disease, an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents and/or oats (gluten).

Details from the notice

Heathwick Ltd is recalling Saugatuck Brewing Co. Neapolitan Milk Stout and Blueberry & Maple Stout because they contain milk and oats (gluten) which are not mentioned on the label. This means these products are a possible health risk for anyone with coeliac disease, an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents and/ or oats (gluten).

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

What the business is doing

Heathwick Ltd is recalling the above products 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 products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.

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.