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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-60-2020

North South Retail recalls Dunkin Boston Kreme Donuts because the allergens are not labelled in English

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, wheat, almond, hazelnut, nuts, pistachio, soya and egg

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to milk, gluten, wheat, almond, hazelnut, nuts, pistachio, soya and egg, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Dunkin Boston Kreme Donuts

Pack size: 148 grams (2 pack)
Best before
All date codes

For at least one product, all date codes are affected. Check every pack you have.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to nuts and/or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, and/or milk or milk constituents and/or egg, please return it to where it was purchased for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Egg

Milk

Nuts (almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios).

Soya

Wheat (gluten)

This product contains egg, milk, soya and wheat (gluten), making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, milk or milk constituents and/or egg.

It may also contain nuts (almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios), making it a risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts.

Details from the notice

North South Retail is recalling Dunkin Boston Kreme Donuts because they contain egg, milk, soya and wheat (gluten), which are not mentioned in English on the label. They may also contain nuts (almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios). This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts and/or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, milk or milk constituents and/or egg.

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

What the business is doing

North South Retail 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.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 1st recall or allergy alert naming North South Retail since 2018 (2 in total).
  • 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.