Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-60-2023

Mondelez International recalls The Natural Confectionery Co. Jelly Snakes because of undeclared wheat (gluten)

Act if you are allergic to gluten and wheat

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

Check your pack

The Natural Confectionery Co. Jelly Snakes

Pack size: 130g
Batch code
OSH0B35072
Best before
16 December 2024

The Natural Confectionery Co. Jelly Snakes

Pack size: 130g
Batch code
OSH0F35111, OSH0B35112, OSH0F35112
Best before
17 December 2024

The Natural Confectionery Co. Jelly Snakes

Pack size: 130g
Batch code
OSH0F35121
Best before
18 December 2024

The latest affected best-before date was 18 December 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 coeliac disease, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was purchased for a full refund. For more information please visit www.cadbury.co.uk/contact or call customer services on 0800 818181.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Wheat (gluten)

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

Details from the notice

Mondelez International is recalling The Natural Confectionery Co. Jelly Snakes because it may contain wheat (gluten) which is not mentioned on the label. As a result of a packaging error, some packs may contain Liquorice Allsorts sweets which contain wheat (gluten). This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with coeliac disease, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten.

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

What the business is doing

Mondelez International is recalling the above product from customers and has 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 tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.