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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-04-2021

Pasta Evangelists recalls Fresh Basil Pesto because of undeclared pistachio (nuts)

Act if you are allergic to nuts and pistachio

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

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Fresh Basil Pesto

Pack size: 140 g

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Use by
03 February 2021

The latest affected use-by date was 3 February 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 pistachio (nuts), 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:

Pistachio (nuts)

This product contains pistachio (nuts) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to pistachio (nuts).

Details from the notice

Pasta Evangelists is recalling Fresh Basil Pesto because it contains pistachio (nuts) which is not mentioned on the label. Some jars contain pistachio pesto not basil pesto. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to pistachio (nuts). The product is only sold at Marks & Spencer.

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

What the business is doing

Pasta Evangelists is recalling the above product from customers and has contacted 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: England.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 4th recall involving M&S in the 12 months to 3 February 2021. All M&S recalls
  • Undeclared nuts is behind 111 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 4th most common allergen. All nuts allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.