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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-32-2022

Mars Food UK recalls Dolmio carbonara pasta sauce pouch and Dolmio carbonara pasta sauce stir-in

Act if you are allergic to soya

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

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Dolmio Carbonara Pasta Sauce Pouch

Pack size: 150g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
28 February 2023

Dolmio Carbonara Pasta Sauce Pouch

Pack size: 150g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
01 March 2023

Dolmio Carbonara Pasta Sauce Stir-in

Pack size: 150g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
26 April 2023

Dolmio Carbonara Pasta Sauce Stir-in

Pack size: 150g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Best before
27 April 2023

The latest affected best-before date was 27 April 2023, 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 to soya, do not eat them. Instead, please contact the Dolmio customer care line on 0800 952 1234 (UK) or 1890 812 315 (Northern Ireland) for a full refund or alternatively return to store for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Soya

These products contain soya making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya.

Details from the notice

Mars Food UK is recalling Dolmio carbonara pasta sauce pouch and Dolmio carbonara pasta sauce stir-in because they contain soya which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with 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

Mars Food UK is recalling the above products 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 products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 3rd recall or allergy alert naming Mars since 2018 (4 in total). All Mars recalls
  • Undeclared soya is behind 112 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 3rd most common allergen. All soya allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.