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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-16-2021

Hotel Chocolat recalls Ugly But Good Bag Lychee & Rose because of undeclared nuts

Act if you are allergic to hazelnut, macadamia and nuts

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to hazelnut, macadamia and nuts. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Ugly But Good Bag Lychee & Rose

Pack size: 300g

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Lot number
21028
Best before
31 May 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 31 May 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 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:

Nuts

This product contains hazelnuts and macadamia nuts making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts.

Details from the notice

Hotel Chocolat is recalling its Ugly But Good Bag containing Lychee & Rose chocolates because they may contain a chocolate made with a macadamia praline filling. The filling contains nuts (macadamia nuts and hazelnuts) which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to 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 have 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/products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product(s). Please see the attached notice.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.