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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-79-2019

Mondelez UK recalls Belvita Soft Bakes Choco Hazelnut Flavour breakfast biscuits because of undeclared milk

Act if you are allergic to milk

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

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Belvita Soft Bakes Choco Hazelnut Flavour breakfast biscuits (4 pack)

Pack size: 200g
Batch code
CWS0192531
Best before
23 December 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 23 December 2019, 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 or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, do not eat it. Instead return the product to the store from where it was bought for a full refund or contact the Mondelez consumer careline on 0800 818181.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk

This product may contain milk making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Details from the notice

Mondelez UK is recalling Belvita Soft Bakes Choco Hazelnut Flavour breakfast biscuits because milk is not declared on the label. Some packs of the product may have been incorrectly packed with Belvita Soft Bakes Choc Chips breakfast biscuits which contain milk. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

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

What the business is doing

Mondalez UK 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 point-of-sale notice to its customers. This notice explains 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.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 2nd recall or allergy alert naming Mondelez since 2018 (4 in total). All Mondelez recalls
  • Undeclared milk is behind 270 UK allergy alerts since 2018, more than any other allergen. All milk allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.