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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-94-2019

La Boulangere recalls Brioche Hot-Dog Buns due to undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten and wheat

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

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La Boulangere Brioche Hot-Dog buns

Pack size: 270g
Best before
9 November 2019, 23 November 2019 and 30 November 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 30 November 2019, 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 or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, 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:

Milk and Wheat (gluten)

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

Details from the notice

La Boulangere is recalling its Brioche Hot-Dog Buns because they contain milk and wheat (gluten) which are not mentioned on the label in English. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten.

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

What the business is doing

La Boulangere 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.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

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.