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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-15-2018

Lidl recalls Favorina Dip Eggs as allergenic ingredients are not declared in English

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, peanuts, nuts, soya and egg

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

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Favorina Dip Eggs Cocoa Crème

Pack size: 144g (4x36g)

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Batch code
L1506A7LP
Best before
30.07.2018

Favorina Dip Eggs Milk Crème

Pack size: 144g (4x36g)

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Batch code
L1506A7LP
Best before
30.07.2018

The latest affected best-before date was 30 July 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 products and have an allergy or intolerance to the allergens above, 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:

Milk

These products contain milk making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

They may also pose a risk to anyone with an allergy or intolerance to: cereals containing gluten, egg and/or an allergy to peanut, soya, nuts.

Details from the notice

Lidl is recalling two varieties of Favorina Dip Eggs because they contain milk and may contain other allergens, which are not written in English.

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

What the business is doing

Lidl is recalling the above products 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 products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

How this recall compares

  • There was no other recall involving Lidl in the 12 months before this one. 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.