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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-34-2019

London Fields Brewery recalls Hackney Hopster Beer due to undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to gluten, oats and wheat

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

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Hackney Hopster Beer

Pack size: 330 ml cans and 330 ml bottles
Best before
all date codes up to and including 4 December 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 4 December 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 oats, wheat or gluten, do not drink 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:

Wheat, Oats and Gluten

This product contains wheat (gluten), oats (gluten) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to oats, wheat or gluten.

Details from the notice

London Fields Brewery is recalling Hackney Hopster Beer because it contains wheat (gluten) and oats (gluten) which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat, oats or gluten.

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

What the business is doing

London Fields Brewery 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: England, Wales.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.