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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-06-2019

Irving's Homestyle Bakery recalls its Chocolate Crispy due to undeclared wheat (gluten)

Act if you are allergic to gluten and wheat

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

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Irving’s Homestyle Bakery Chocolate Crispy

Pack size: Individual pack and 5-finger pack
Best before
Up to and including 20 February 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 20 February 2019, 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 products and have an allergy or intolerance to wheat (gluten), 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:

Wheat (gluten)

These products contain wheat (gluten) making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten.

Details from the notice

Irving's Homestyle Bakery is recalling individual and 5-finger packs of Chocolate Crispy because they contain wheat (gluten) which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten.

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

What the business is doing

Irving's Homestyle Bakery is recalling the above products from customers and has contacted 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 products are being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.