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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-24-2021

Itsu (grocery) recalls itsu vegetable fusion gyoza as they contain undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to egg, fish, crustaceans and molluscs

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to egg, fish, crustaceans and molluscs. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Itsu vegetable fusion gyoza

Pack size: 300g
Best before
11 April 2022

The latest affected best-before date was 11 April 2022, 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 crustaceans, and/or fish, and/or molluscs and/or an allergy or intolerance to egg do not eat it. Instead, for a full refund, send a picture of the best before date on the packaging to [email protected] or write to itsu (grocery), 40 Broadway, Westminster London SW1H 0BU, then dispose of the product at home.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Crustaceans, fish, molluscs and egg

This product contains crustaceans, fish, molluscs and egg making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to crustaceans, and/or fish, and/or molluscs and/or an allergy or intolerance to egg.

Details from the notice

Itsu (grocery) is recalling itsu vegetable fusion gyoza because they contain crustaceans, fish, molluscs and egg which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to crustaceans, and/or fish, and/or molluscs and/or an allergy or intolerance to egg.

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

What the business is doing

Itsu (grocery) 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 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.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 2nd recall or allergy alert naming itsu since 2018 (5 in total). All itsu recalls
  • Undeclared egg is behind 87 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 6th most common allergen. All egg allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.