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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-83-2019

LIDL GB recalls Alpenfest Pretzel Ice Cream because allergens are not declared in English

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, wheat, peanuts, hazelnut, nuts, soya, egg and sesame

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

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Alpenfest Pretzel Ice Cream

Pack size: 500 ml
Best before
28 February 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 28 February 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 egg, milk or milk constituents, wheat or gluten, or an allergy to soya, sesame, hazelnuts, peanuts 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:

This product contains egg, hazelnut, milk, soya, wheat and may also contain other nuts, peanuts and sesame. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg, milk or milk constituents, wheat or gluten, or an allergy to soya, sesame, hazelnuts, peanuts or other nuts.

Details from the notice

LIDL GB is recalling Alpenfest Pretzel Ice Cream because it contains egg, hazelnut, milk, soya and wheat, which are not provided in English on the label. The product may also contain other nuts, peanuts and sesame, which are also not provided in English on the label.

This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg, milk or milk constituents, wheat or gluten, or an allergy to soya, sesame, hazelnuts, peanuts or other nuts.

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

What the business is doing

LIDL GB 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

How this recall compares

  • This was the 13th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 11 October 2019. All Lidl recalls
  • 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.