Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-71-2020

Lakeland recalls Flower & White Bake On Strong White Bread Flour because of undeclared wheat (gluten).

Act if you are allergic to gluten and wheat

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

Check your pack

Flower & White, Bake On Strong White Bread Flour

Pack size: 1.5kg
Best before
01 May 2021 & 01 June 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 1 June 2021, 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 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:

Wheat (gluten)

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

Details from the notice

Lakeland is recalling Flower & White, Bake On Strong White Bread Flour because it contains wheat (gluten). A limited batch of this product was mislabelled as gluten free on the rear of the packet. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with 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

Lakeland is recalling the above product from customers and have 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. Please see the attached notice.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.