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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-44-2020

Highland Bay Seafoods recalls Baked Whole King Scallops due to undeclared fish

Act if you are allergic to fish

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

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Baked Whole King Scallops with a creamy leek & kale sauce topped with mash potato

Pack size: 200g (2 scallops in a pack)
Batch code
R006, R007, R008 and 20106
Best before
end date: 07/2020, 09/2020, 12/2020 and 04/2021

The latest affected best-before date was April 2021, 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 to fish, do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund or alternatively contact the company at the following email address [email protected]
Email [email protected]
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Fish

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

Details from the notice

Highland Bay Seafoods is recalling their Baked Whole King Scallops with a creamy leek & kale sauce topped with mash potato because it contains fish which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to fish.

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

What the business is doing

Highland Bay Seafoods 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 tells them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

How this recall compares

  • Undeclared fish is behind 26 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 10th most common allergen. All fish allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.