Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-14-2024

Origin Kitchen recalls all Spread & Stir and Bessert products because of undeclared peanuts

Act if you are allergic to peanuts

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

Check your pack

Creamy Mushroom Spread & Stir

Pack size: 140g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
01-0602-47 01-2702-59
Best before
14 May 2024, 04 June 2024

Creamy Pesto Spread & Stir

Pack size: 140g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
02-0602-48 02-2702-60
Best before
14 May 2024, 04 June 2024

Creamy Tomato Spread & Stir

Pack size: 140g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
03-0602-49 03-0103-61
Best before
14 May 2024, 07 June 2024

Forest Berry Bessert

Pack size: 80g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
04-0702-50
Best before
15 May 2024

Raspberry & Vanilla Bessert

Pack size: 80g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
04-1202-54
Best before
20 May 2024

Mango Passion Bessert

Pack size: 80g
Batch code
05-0502-46 05-1202-55 05-0803-63
Best before
13 May 2024, 20 May 2024, 14 June 2024

Chocolate Fudge Bessert

Pack size: 80g
Batch code
06-0702-51 06-1502-56 06-1602-57 06-2602-58 06-1103-64
Best before
15 May 2024, 23 May 2024, 24 May 2024, 03 June 2024, 17 June 2024

Zesty Lemon Bessert

Pack size: 80g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Batch code
08-0702-52 08-0103-62
Best before
15 May 2024, 7 June 2024

The latest affected best-before date was 17 June 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 products and have an allergy to peanuts, do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund (with or without receipt). For further details, contact 07886007217 or by email: [email protected].
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Peanuts

The products contain peanut making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.

Details from the notice

Origin Kitchen is recalling all Spread & Stir and Bessert products because they contain peanut , which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.

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

What the business is doing

Origin Kitchen is recalling the above products 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.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.