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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-12-2021

Jim Jams Spreads recalls Dark Hazelnut Choc Spread and Dark Chocolate Orange Spread because of undeclared milk

Act if you are allergic to milk

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

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Jim Jams Dark Hazelnut Choc Spread (Vegan)

Pack size: 330g
Batch code
all
Best before
All date codes

Jim Jams Dark Chocolate Orange Spread (Vegan)

Pack size: 330g
Batch code
all
Best before
All date codes

For at least one product, all date codes are affected. Check every pack you have.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought the above products and have an allergy or intolerance to milk, 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:

Milk

The products contain milk, making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk.

Details from the notice

Jim Jams Spreads Ltd is recalling Jim Jams Dark Hazelnut Choc Spread (Vegan) and Jim Jams Dark Chocolate Orange Spread (Vegan) because they contain milk which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to 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

Jim Jams Spreads Ltd is recalling the above products from customers and have been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. The company will also issue 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.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Scotland, Wales.

How this recall compares

  • 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.