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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-11-2022

Lidl Northern Ireland recalls Culinea Paella due to allergens not declared in English

Act if you are allergic to milk, fish, crustaceans and molluscs

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

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Culinea Paella

Pack size: 750g

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Batch code
L1354-2
Best before
20 June 2023

The latest affected best-before date was 20 June 2023, 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 crustaceans, fish, molluscs and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, 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:

Crustaceans

Fish

Milk

Molluscs

This product contains crustaceans, fish, milk and molluscs making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to crustaceans, fish, molluscs and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents

Details from the notice

Lidl Northern Ireland is recalling Culinea Paella because it contains crustaceans, fish, milk and molluscs which are not mentioned in English on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to crustaceans, fish, molluscs and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents

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

What the business is doing

Lidl Northern 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 4th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 15 March 2022. 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.