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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-107-2019

John Lewis recalls Lazzaroni Italian Collection Christmas Gift Bag because of missing product label

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, wheat, almond, nuts, soya and egg

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to milk, gluten, wheat, almond, nuts, soya and egg, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Lazzaroni Italian Collection Christmas Gift Bag (containing Panettone, Wild Berry Amaretti and Pandoro)

Pack size: 690g
Best before
This information is missing from the packaging

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought the above product and have an allergy or intolerance to egg, milk or milk constituents, wheat or gluten and/or an allergy to almonds, nuts and/or soya, do not eat it. Instead return it to your nearest John Lewis & Partners or Waitrose Food & Home branch for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Egg, milk, wheat (gluten), almonds, nuts and soya.

This product contains allergens making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg, milk or milk constituents, wheat or gluten and/or an allergy to almonds, nuts and/or soya

Details from the notice

John Lewis is recalling Lazzaroni Italian Collection Christmas Gift Bag because the product label is missing and the product contains allergens. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg, milk or milk constituents, wheat or gluten and/or an allergy to almonds, nuts and/or soya. Best before date information is also absent from the packaging.

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

What the business is doing

John Lewis 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

  • 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.