Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-71-2022

Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies recalls Le Rustique le Bon Brie and Le Rustique Camembert because the labels are not in English

Act if you are allergic to milk

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

Check your pack

Le Rustique le Bon Brie

Pack size: 200g

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Use by
6 January 2023

Le Rustique Camembert

Pack size: 250g
Use by
30 December 2022 and 6 January 2023

The latest affected use-by date was 6 January 2023, 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 or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, do not eat them. Instead return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk

These products contain milk making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents

Details from the notice

Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies is recalling Le Rustique le Bon Brie and Le Rustique Camembert because they contain milk which is not mentioned in English on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

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

What the business is doing

Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies Ltd is recalling the above products from customers and has been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 1st recall or allergy alert naming Horgan’s Delicatessen Supplies since 2018 (2 in total).
  • 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.