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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-33-2024

Japan Centre Group Ltd recalls Ikari Sauce because of undeclared fish

Act if you are allergic to fish

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

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Ikari Sauce (Non-Oil Soy Sauce & Yuzu Dressing)

Pack size: 200ml
Best before
07 September 2024, 06 October 2024, 11 November 2024, 15 December 2024 and 18 January 2025

The latest affected best-before date was 18 January 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:

  1. If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to fish, do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. For further information, please contact the Japan Centre Group at [email protected].
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Fish

This product contains fish making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to fish.

Details from the notice

Japan Centre Group Ltd is recalling Ikari Sauce (Non-Oil Soy Sauce & Yuzu Dressing) because fish is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to fish.

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

What the business is doing

Japan Centre Group Ltd 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 recall notice.

How this recall compares

  • Undeclared fish is behind 26 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 10th most common allergen. All fish allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.