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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-86-2019

LIDL GB recalls J.D. GROSS Mozart Kugeln because allergen labelling is not in English

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, peanuts, almond, hazelnut, nuts, pistachio, soya and egg

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

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J.D. GROSS Mozart Kugeln

Pack size: 200g
Batch code
all
Best before
all

For at least one product, all date codes are affected. Check every pack you have.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought the above product and an allergy or intolerance egg, gluten, milk or milk constituents and/or an allergy to nuts, peanuts and soya, 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, nuts, peanuts, soya, egg, cereals (gluten)

This product contains milk, almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios, and may also contain other nuts, peanuts, soya, egg and cereals containing gluten, making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance egg, gluten, milk or milk constituents and/or an allergy to nuts, peanuts and soya.

Details from the notice

LIDL GB is recalling J.D. GROSS Mozart Kugeln 200g because it contains milk, almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios which are not mentioned in English on the label. This product may also contain other nuts, peanuts, soya, egg and cereals containing gluten. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg, gluten, milk or milk constituents and/or an allergy to nuts, peanuts and soya.

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 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, Scotland, Wales.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 15th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 23 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.