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:
- 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.
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
- Original alert: P & B (Foods) recalls Heera Ground Almonds because they contain undeclared peanuts
- 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
- This is the 1st recall or allergy alert naming P&B Foods since 2018 (6 in total). All P&B Foods recalls
- Undeclared peanuts is behind 94 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 5th most common allergen. All peanuts allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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