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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-31-2019

Lewis Pies Ltd recalls its Traditional Pasty due to allergen labelling not being clear

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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Traditional Pasty - Lewis Pie and Pasty Co.

Batch 1
Batch code
925021
Use by
9 March 2019
Batch 2
Batch code
904031
Use by
16 March 2019
Batch 3
Batch code
907031
Use by
19 March 2019
Batch 4
Batch code
911031
Use by
23 March 2019

The latest affected use-by date was 23 March 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 affected 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.
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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

Lewis Pies Ltd is recalling its Traditional Pasty because it contains milk that 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.

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

What the business is doing

Lewis Pies 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 Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Wales.

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.