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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-05-2025

McGees recalls Steak Burgers because of undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to gluten, wheat, soya and sulphites

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

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McGees Steak Burgers

Pack size: 420g
Batch code
040225 and 060225
Use by
14 February2025 and 16 February 2025

The latest affected use-by date was 16 February 2025, 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 soya and/or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide or sulphites and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten and/or coeliac disease, 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:

Soya, Sulphites and Wheat (gluten)

This product contains undeclared soya, sulphites and wheat (gluten) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya and/or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide or sulphites and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten and/or coeliac disease.

Details from the notice

McGees is recalling McGees Steak Burgers because the product contains soya, sulphites and wheat (gluten) which are not declared on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya and/or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide or sulphites and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten or with coeliac disease. This product is sold in ASDA stores in Northern Ireland only.

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

What the business is doing

McGees is recalling the above product. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. 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 attached notice.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 7th recall involving Asda in the 12 months to 11 February 2025. All Asda 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.