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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-105-2019

Hipp UK recalls Hipp Organic Combiotic First Infant Milk Starter Pack because of undeclared fish oil

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.

Check your pack

Hipp Organic Combiotic First Infant Milk Starter Pack

Pack size: 6 x 90ml
Batch code
L-099191; L-162192; L-186191
Best before
09 January 2020; 11 March 2020; 5 April 2020

The latest affected best-before date was 5 April 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 for your child and they have an allergy to fish, they should not drink it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Fish

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

Details from the notice

Hipp UK is recalling Hipp Organic Combiotic First Infant Milk Starter Pack, 6x90ml because some packs do not mention the presence of fish oil on the outer box, due to a packaging error. 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

Hipp 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. Hipp UK Ltd 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, Northern Ireland, Wales.

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.