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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-28-2019

Lidl recalls Mister Choc Filled Chocolate Fingers Hazelnut Crisp as allergenic ingredients are not declared in English

Act if you are allergic to milk, barley, gluten, wheat, nuts and soya

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

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Mister Choc Filled Chocolate Fingers Hazelnut Crisp

Pack size: 200g

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Best before
13 August 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 13 August 2019, 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 barley, gluten, wheat, milk or milk constituents and/or an allergy to nuts and/or soya, 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:

This product contains barley (gluten), wheat (gluten), milk, nuts and soya making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to barley, gluten, wheat, milk or milk constituents and/or an allergy to nuts and/or soya.

Details from the notice

Lidl is recalling Mister Choc Filled Chocolate Fingers Hazelnut Crisp because they contain barley (gluten), wheat (gluten), milk, nuts and soya which are not written in English on the label meaning it is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to barley, gluten, wheat, milk or milk constituents and/or an allergy to nuts and/or soya.

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 product from customers and has contacted 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: England, Wales.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 16th recall involving Lidl in the 12 months to 12 March 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.