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Product recall Published Updated once · 6 October 2020 FSA-PRIN-45-2020

Lidl GB extends its recall of Cologran Stevia sweetener tablets because of undeclared aspartame (E951)

This recall applies to everyone who bought the product

The FSA has said the product may be unsafe to eat. Check the details below against your pack.

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Cologran Stevia sweetener tablets

Pack size: 100 tablets

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Batch code
L 91424 A, L 91424 B, L 91424 C (previously recalled batch) and L 91424 D
Best before
end date: December 2022

The latest affected best-before date was December 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 suffer from phenylketonuria (PKU), do not eat it. Instead, return it to the Lidl GB 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 aspartame, (E951), (a source of phenylalanine) making it a possible health risk for sufferers of phenylketonuria (PKU).

Details from the notice

Lidl GB is extending its recall of Cologran Stevia sweetener tablets (Stevia variant) to include three additional batches, because aspartame, (E951) is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk to sufferers of phenylketonuria (PKU).

A Product Recall Information Notice tells the public about food that is unsafe and is being removed from sale.

What the business is doing

Lidl GB is recalling the above product. Point-of-sale notices will be displayed in all Lidl GB stores that are selling this product. 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.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-PRIN-45-2020
    Original alert: Lidl GB recalls Cologran Stevia sweetener tablets because of undeclared aspartame (E951)
  2. · FSA-PRIN-45-2020-update-1
    Update 1: Updated - Lidl GB extends its recall of Cologran Stevia sweetener tablets because of undeclared aspartame (E951)
    • New batch or date details: batch L 91424 A, L 91424 B, L 91424 C (previously recalled batch) and L 91424 D

How this recall compares

  • This was the 12th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 28 September 2020. All Lidl recalls
  • Unauthorised ingredient has caused 6 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in supplements, herbal and health products, followed by cereals, flour, rice and pasta. All unauthorised ingredient recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.