Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-68-2018

N J Marketing Ltd recalls Lemon Bonbons because of undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to milk and soya

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

Check your pack

Lemon Bonbons

Pack size: 180g
Best before
September 2019

The latest affected best-before date was September 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 to soya or milk, 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, milk

This product contains soya & milk making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya and an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Details from the notice

N J Marketing Ltd is recalling Lemon Bonbons because they contain soya & milk which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya or 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

N J Marketing Ltd 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.

How this recall compares

  • 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.