JK Foods (UK) recalls Tiger Tiger Spicy Pad Thai Paste because peanuts is not emphasised on the label
Act if you are allergic to peanuts
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to peanuts. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
Tiger Tiger Spicy Pad Thai Paste
Pack size: All sizes- 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:
- If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to peanuts, do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Peanuts
This product contains peanuts making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
Details from the notice
JK Foods (UK) is recalling Tiger Tiger Spicy Pad Thai Paste because it contains peanuts which is not correctly emphasised on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.
What the business is doing
JK Foods (UK) is recalling the above product from customers and has been advised to contact 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. This notice explains to customers why the product is being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.
How this recall compares
- This is the 1st recall or allergy alert naming JK Foods (UK) since 2018 (3 in total). All JK Foods (UK) recalls
- Undeclared peanuts is behind 94 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 5th most common allergen. All peanuts allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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