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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-28-2024

Marks & Spencer is recalling M&S Chocolate Cornflake Mini Bites because of undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to gluten, oats, wheat, hazelnut and nuts

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

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M&S Chocolate Cornflake Mini Bites

Pack size: 180g
Best before
06 August 2024

The latest affected best-before date was 6 August 2024, 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 to hazelnuts (nuts) and/or an allergy or intolerance to oats, wheat or gluten, do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. For more information, contact Marks & Spencer on 03330148555.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Hazelnuts (nuts), oats (gluten) and wheat (gluten)

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

Details from the notice

Marks & Spencer is recalling M&S Chocolate Cornflake Mini Bites because they contain hazelnuts (nuts), oats (gluten) and wheat (gluten), which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to hazelnuts (nuts) and/or for anyone with coeliac disease and/or an allergy or intolerance to oats, wheat or gluten.

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

What the business is doing

Marks & Spencer is recalling the above product from customers and they have contacted the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. The company has also issued a recall notice to its customers. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

How this recall compares

  • This was the 3rd recall involving M&S in the 12 months to 7 July 2024. All M&S recalls
  • Undeclared gluten is behind 171 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 2nd most common allergen. All gluten allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.