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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-63-2020

North South Retail recalls Dunkin’ Donuts Variety Shell 4 pack because the allergens are not labelled in English

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, wheat, almond, brazil, cashew, hazelnut, macadamia, nuts, pecan, pistachio, walnut, soya and egg

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

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Dunkin Donuts shell 4 pack

Pack size: 312g
Batch code
L-02800BM-08
Best before
6 October 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 6 October 2021, 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 nuts and/or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, and/or milk or milk constituents and/or egg, 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:

Eggs

Milk

Nuts

Soya

Wheat (gluten)

This product contains egg, milk, soya, wheat (gluten), and nuts (hazelnuts) 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 other nuts (almonds, pistachios, pecans, walnuts, cashews, macadamia) making it a risk to anyone with an allergy to nuts.

Details from the notice

North South Retail is recalling Dunkin’ Donuts Variety Shell 4 pack because they contain wheat (gluten), eggs, soya, nuts (hazelnut) and milk which are not mentioned in English on the label. There may also be a presence of other nuts (almonds, pistachios, brazil nuts, pecans, walnuts, cashews, macadamia nuts). 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 2nd 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.