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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-47-2021

KP Snacks recalls popchips Sea Salt flavour 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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Popchips – Sea Salt flavour potato snacks

Pack size: 85g
Batch code
YP1D 1180, YP1D 1181
Best before
02 July 2022
Details
Time code 22:00 to 23:59 (for YP1D 1180), 00:00 to 00:10 (for YP1D 1181)

The latest affected best-before date was 2 July 2022, 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 or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
  2. Alternatively please contact KP Snacks on 08000 196193 or at https://www.kpsnacks.com/contact/, or via social media at https://www.facebook.com/popchipsuk; https://www.instagram.com/popchipsuk/; https://twitter.com/popchipsUK.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk

This product contains milk making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Details from the notice

KP Snacks is recalling popchips Sea Salt flavour potato snacks because they contain milk which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents. Due to a packaging error some packs may have been filled with Sour Cream and Onion flavour popchips.

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

What the business is doing

KP Snacks 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 issued a recall notice to its customers. This notice explains 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.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Wales.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 1st recall or allergy alert naming KP Snacks since 2018 (2 in total).
  • 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.