Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-93-2018

Hon Shen Ltd recalls Nissin Foods Holdings Spicy Beef Flavour Cup Noodles because of incorrect allergen labelling

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, wheat, soya and egg

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

Check your pack

Spicy Beef Flavour Cup Noodles

Pack size: 75g

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Best before
28 December 2018

The latest affected best-before date was 28 December 2018, 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 product do not eat 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:

The product contains egg, wheat (gluten), milk or soya making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg and/or wheat (gluten), and/or allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, and/or an allergy to soya.

Details from the notice

Hon Shen Ltd is recalling Nissin Food Holdings Ltd Spicy Beef Flavour Cup Noodles because it contains egg, wheat (gluten), milk and soya which are not emphasised correctly on the label. The means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg and/or wheat (gluten), and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, and/or an allergy to soya.

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

What the business is doing

Hon Shen Ltd is recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all stores that are selling this product. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Wales.

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.