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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-21-2021

Hotel Chocolat recalls Summer Desserts Sleekster chocolates because of undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to gluten, wheat, hazelnut, nuts, walnut and egg

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

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Summer Desserts Sleekster

Pack size: 365g

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Batch code
All batches
Best before
31 October 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 31 October 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 or/intolerance to egg and/or wheat (gluten) and/or an allergy to hazelnuts (nuts) and/or walnuts (nuts), 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:

Egg, wheat (gluten), hazelnuts (nuts) and walnuts (nuts)

This product contains egg, wheat (gluten), hazelnuts (nuts) and walnuts (nuts) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg and/or wheat (gluten) and/or an allergy to hazelnuts (nuts) and/or walnuts (nuts).

Details from the notice

Hotel Chocolat is recalling Summer Desserts Sleekster chocolates because they contain egg, wheat (gluten), hazelnuts (nuts) and walnuts (nuts), which are not mentioned on the label. The ingredients list and allergens on the base of the product are incorrect. This 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 to hazelnuts (nuts) and/or walnuts (nuts).

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

What the business is doing

Hotel Chocolat 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

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.