Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-39-2019

Kallo Foods recalls Whole Earth 3 Nut Butter as allergenic ingredients are not declared in English

Act if you are allergic to peanuts, almond, brazil, cashew, hazelnut, macadamia, nuts, pecan, pistachio and walnut

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to peanuts, almond, brazil, cashew, hazelnut, macadamia, nuts, pecan, pistachio and walnut. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

Check your pack

Whole Earth 3 Nut Butter Peanut, Pecan & Walnut

Pack size: 227g

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Batch code
L9044
Best before
end date: February 2020

The latest affected best-before date was February 2020, 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 peanuts and/or pecan nuts and/or walnuts and/or other nuts, do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Peanuts, Pecan nuts, walnuts and other nuts

This product contains peanuts, pecan nuts and walnuts and may contain traces of other nuts making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts and/or, pecan nuts and/or walnuts and other nuts.

Details from the notice

Kallo Foods Ltd is recalling Whole Earth 3 Nut Butter because it contains peanuts, pecan nuts and walnuts and may contain traces of other nuts which are not written in English on the back label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts and/or pecan nuts and/or walnuts and other nuts.

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

What the business is doing

Kallo Foods Ltd 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. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.