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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-71-2019

Lidl GB recalls SPEEDFEAST Quarter Pounder with Cheese because of incorrect allergen labelling

Act if you are allergic to milk, egg and sesame

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to milk, egg and sesame. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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SPEEDFEAST Quarter Pounder with Cheese

Pack size: 195g
Best before
23 August 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 23 August 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 above product and have an allergy or intolerance to egg/or milk or milk constituents and/or an allergy to sesame, 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:

Egg, milk and sesame

This product contains egg, milk and sesame making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg and/or milk or milk constituents and/or an allergy to sesame.

Details from the notice

Lidl GB is recalling its SPEEDFEAST Quarter Pounder with Cheese because an incorrect base label has been applied to the product. The product contains egg, milk and sesame which are not mentioned in the ingredients list. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg and/or milk or milk constituents and/or an allergy to sesame.

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. 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 12th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 8 August 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.