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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-104-2019

Oumph! recalls ‘The Chunk’ because it contains undeclared mustard

Act if you are allergic to mustard

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

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Oumph! The Chunk

Pack size: 280g
Batch code
180919
Best before
18 March 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 18 March 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 mustard, 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:

Mustard

This product contains mustard making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard.

Details from the notice

Oumph! recalls its ‘The Chunk’ due to a packaging error. Some packets may contain a different product containing mustard. Mustard is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard. The product is sold in ASDA, Holland & Barrett and Tesco stores only.

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

What the business is doing

Oumph! 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 tells 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: England, Scotland, Wales.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 10th recall involving Tesco in the 12 months to 6 December 2019. All Tesco recalls
  • Undeclared mustard is behind 69 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 7th most common allergen. All mustard allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.