Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-61-2025

Marks & Spencer recalls M&S Milk Chocolate Honeycomb because of undeclared peanuts

Act if you are allergic to peanuts

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to peanuts. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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M&S Milk Chocolate Honeycomb

Pack size: 120g

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Lot number
5242
Best before
12 May 2026

The latest affected best-before date was 12 May 2026, 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 peanuts, do not eat it. Instead return it to your nearest store for a full refund. For more information, please contact Marks & Spencer on 03330 148555.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Peanuts

This product may contain peanuts making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.

Details from the notice

Marks & Spencer is recalling M&S Milk Chocolate Honeycomb because it may contain peanuts which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.

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 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

How this recall compares

  • This was the 2nd recall involving M&S in the 12 months to 15 October 2025. All M&S recalls
  • Undeclared peanuts is behind 94 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 5th most common allergen. All peanuts allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.