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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-35-2019

Macadams Bakery recalls various types of bread due to undeclared allergens

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

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

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Macadams Bakery Tiger Bread

Best before
Up to and including 04 April 2019

Macadams Bakery 6 pack White Baps

Best before
Up to and including 04 April 2019

Macadams Bakery 6 pack Finger Rolls

Best before
Up to and including 04 April 2019

Macadams Bakery 3 pack Pizza Bases

Best before
Up to and including 04 April 2019

Meman Bakery Tiger Bread

Best before
Up to and including 04 April 2019

Meman Bakery 6 pack White Baps

Best before
Up to and including 04 April 2019

Meman Bakery 6 pack Mini Baps

Best before
Up to and including 04 April 2019

Meman Bakery 6 pack Finger Rolls

Best before
Up to and including 04 April 2019

Meman Bakery 3 pack Pizza Bases

Best before
Up to and including 04 April 2019

Meman Bakery 3 pack Naan Breads

Best before
Up to and including 04 April 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 4 April 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 products and have an allergy or intolerance to barley and/or gluten and/or milk or milk constituents and/or an allergy to 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:

The products contain milk and soya, and some contain barley (gluten), making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to barley and/or gluten and/or milk or milk constituents and/or an allergy to soya.

Details from the notice

Macadams Bakery is recalling various types of bread because they contain milk and soya, some products also contain barley (gluten) which are not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to barley and/or gluten and/or milk or milk constituents and/or an allergy to soya.

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

What the business is doing

Macadams Bakery 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: England.

How this recall compares

  • 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.