Heron Foods recalls The Smileys Surprise Egg because of undeclared hazelnuts (nuts)
Act if you are allergic to hazelnut and nuts
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to hazelnut and nuts. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
The Smileys Surprise Egg
Pack size: All packs- Batch code
- all
- Best before
- 30 August 2025
The latest affected best-before date was 30 August 2025, 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:
- If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to hazelnuts (nuts), do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. For further details please contact [email protected].
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Hazelnuts (nuts)
This product contains hazelnuts (nuts) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to hazelnuts (nuts).
Details from the notice
Heron Foods is recalling The Smileys Surprise Egg because it contains hazelnuts (nuts) which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to hazelnuts (nuts).
An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.
What the business is doing
Heron Foods 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.
How this recall compares
- There was no other recall involving Heron Foods in the 12 months before this one. All Heron Foods recalls
- Undeclared nuts is behind 111 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 4th most common allergen. All nuts allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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