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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-84-2019

Lidl Northern Ireland recalls three products as the allergens are not written in English

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

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

Check your pack

J.D. Gross, Mini Chocolate Bites, Raspberry & Coconut

Pack size: 70g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
191258C1, 191258A1, 191259G1, 191259F1, 191259D1,191259E1
Best before
28/03/2020

J.D. Gross, Mini Chocolate Bites, Toffee

Pack size: 70g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
191258C1, 191259E1, 191259G1, 191259F1, 191259D1
Best before
28/03/2020

J.D. Gross, Mini Chocolate Bites, Hazelnut and Poppy Seeds

Pack size: 70g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
191259G1, 191259F1, 191259E1, 191259D1
Best before
28/03/2020

The latest affected best-before date was 28 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 any of the above products do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

These products contain or may contain barley and other cereals containing gluten, egg, milk, nuts (almonds, hazelnuts and others), peanuts, sesame and soya.

This makes the products unsafe for anyone with an allergy to nuts (almonds, hazelnuts and others), peanuts, sesame and soya and/or an allergy or intolerance to barley and other cereals containing gluten, egg, and milk or its constituents.

Details from the notice

Lidl Northern Ireland is recalling three J.D. Gross Mini Chocolate Bites products as they contain allergens which are not labelled in English. These products contain or may contain barley, cereals containing gluten, egg, milk, nuts (almonds, hazelnuts and others), peanuts, sesame and soya.

This makes the products unsafe for anyone with an allergy to nuts (almonds, hazelnuts and others) and peanuts, sesame and soya and/or an allergy or intolerance to barley and other cereals containing gluten, egg, and milk or its 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 products and has been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see attached notice.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 14th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 15 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.