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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-13-2021

Heron Foods recalls two Milka bar products because the allergens are not labelled in English

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, wheat, almond, hazelnut, nuts and soya

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

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Milka Daim Bar

Pack size: 100g
Best before
30 October 2021

Milka Yoghurt Bar

Pack size: 100g
Best before
01 February 2022

The latest affected best-before date was 1 February 2022, 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 any of the above products and have an allergy to nuts, and/or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, and/or milk or milk constituent, please return it to where it was purchased for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk, Nuts (almonds, hazelnuts), Soya, Wheat (gluten).

These products contain milk, soya and nuts (almonds, hazelnuts), making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya, and/ or nuts, and/or an allergy or intolerance milk or milk constituents.

They may also contain wheat (gluten) and other nuts. This makes it a risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat and/or an allergy to nuts.

Details from the notice

Heron Foods recalls two Milka bar products because the allergens are not labelled in English.

This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to almonds and/or hazelnuts and other nuts, and/or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat and/or gluten and/or milk or milk constituents. Please refer to the table below for further details.

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

What the business is doing

Heron Foods are recalling the above products from customers and have 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

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.