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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-63-2018

Lidl Ireland recalls Harvest Basket Potato Croquettes as allergens are not written in English

Act if you are allergic to gluten, wheat and egg

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

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Aardappelkroketjes Croquettes de pommes de terre (Potato Croquettes)

Pack size: 750g
Batch code
L808603001
Best before
27 March 2020

The latest affected best-before date was 27 March 2020, 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, wheat or gluten, 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:

Wheat (gluten), Egg

This product contains wheat (gluten) and egg making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg, wheat or gluten.

Details from the notice

Lidl Ireland is recalling Harvest Basket Potato Croquettes from its stores in Northern Ireland because they contain wheat and egg which are not written in English on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg, wheat or gluten.

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

What the business is doing

Lidl Ireland 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: Northern Ireland.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 10th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 31 August 2018. All Lidl recalls
  • Undeclared gluten is behind 171 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 2nd most common allergen. All gluten allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.