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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-66-2020

Iceland recalls Twix Barres Glacées (Twix Ice-Cream Bars) because the allergens are not listed in English

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, wheat, peanuts, almond, hazelnut, nuts and soya

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

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Twix Barres Glacées (Twix Ice-Cream Bars)

Pack size: 18

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Best before
30 June 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 30 June 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 almonds, hazelnuts, nuts, and/or peanuts, and/or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, and/or milk or milk constituents, please return it to where it was purchased for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk, almonds (nuts), hazelnuts (nuts), peanuts, soya and wheat (gluten)

This product contains milk, soya and wheat (gluten), making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, milk or milk constituents. It may contain almonds and hazelnuts, nuts and peanuts, making it a risk for anyone with an allergy to almonds, hazelnuts, nuts and/or peanuts.

Details from the notice

Iceland is recalling Twix Barres Glacées (Twix Ice-Cream Bars) because they contain milk, wheat (gluten) and soya which are not mentioned in English on the label. They may contain almonds and hazelnuts (nuts) and peanuts. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to almonds or hazelnuts, nuts, and/or peanuts, and/or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten and 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

Iceland 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 tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

How this recall compares

  • This was the 9th recall involving Iceland in the 12 months to 5 November 2020. All Iceland recalls
  • 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.