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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-58-2018

Lidl Ireland recalls McEnnedy Peanut Flavoured Supersize Flips as allergens are not declared in English

Act if you are allergic to gluten, peanuts and nuts

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

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McEnnedy Peanut Flavoured Supersize Flips

Pack size: 450g

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Batch code
L35104
Best before
12 November 2018

The latest affected best-before date was 12 November 2018, 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 to peanuts and/or nuts and/or an allergy or intolerance to 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:

Peanuts, nuts, gluten

This product contains peanuts and may contain traces of nuts and gluten making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts and/or nuts and/or an allergy or intolerance to gluten

Details from the notice

Lidl Ireland is recalling McEnnedy Peanut flavoured Supersize Flips because the product contains peanuts and may contain traces of gluten or nuts which are not stated in English on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts and/or nuts and/or an allergy or intolerance to 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 8th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 30 July 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.