Allergy alert Published Updated once · 14 December 2018 FSA-AA-102-2018

P & B (Foods) extends recall of Heera Ground Almonds because they may contain 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

Heera Ground Almonds

Pack size: 300g
Batch code
2G1191018
Best before
April 2020

Heera Ground Almonds

Pack size: 1kg
Batch code
2G1181018
Best before
April 2020

Heera Ground Almonds

Pack size: 100g
Batch code
2G1281118
Best before
March 2020

The latest affected best-before date was April 2020, 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 peanuts, 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:

Peanuts

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

Details from the notice

P & B (Foods) Limited have extended the recall of Heera Ground Almonds because the 100g and 1kg packs may contain peanuts which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is 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

P & B (Foods) Limited 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 point-of-sale notices 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 notices.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-AA-102-2018
    Original alert: P & B (Foods) recalls Heera Ground Almonds because they contain undeclared peanuts
  2. · FSA-AA-102-2018-update-1
    Update 1: P & B (Foods) extends recall of Heera Ground Almonds because they may contain undeclared peanuts
    • New batch or date details: batch 2G1181018; batch 2G1281118; best before March 2020

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.