Italian Beverage Company recalls Simply Cookies and Cream Frappe Powder because of incorrect gluten-free labelling.
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.
Check your pack
Simply Cookies and Cream Frappe Powder
Pack size: 1.75kg- Batch code
- 102025 and 112025
- Best before
- 31 October 2025 and 30 November 2025
The latest affected best-before date was 30 November 2025, 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:
- If you have bought the above product and have coeliac disease, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, do not eat it. Instead, return it to the company you purchased from for a full refund, with or without a receipt. For more information contact the Italian Beverage Company on 0208 634 7020 (select option 1) or email [email protected].
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Wheat (gluten)
This product contains wheat (gluten) making it a possible health risk for anyone with coeliac disease, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten.
Details from the notice
Italian Beverage Company is recalling Simply Cookies and Cream Frappe Powder because the packaging shows a gluten-free symbol while the product contains wheat (gluten). This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with coeliac disease, and/or 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
Italian Beverage Company is recalling the above product from customers and has contacted the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. The company has also issued a recall 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
The FSA lists this alert for: England, Northern Ireland.
How this recall compares
- Undeclared gluten is behind 171 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 2nd most common allergen. All gluten allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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