Picard recalls various frozen products because allergens are not listed in English on the label
Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, peanuts, almond, nuts, pistachio, soya, egg, mustard, sulphites, fish and celery
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to milk, gluten, peanuts, almond, nuts, pistachio, soya, egg, mustard, sulphites, fish and celery, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
2 Ham and cheese galettes
Pack size: 250g- Batch code
- C10282
- Best before
- 31 October 2021
Mini vanilla ice cream cones
Pack size: 175g- Batch code
- 233, 309
- Best before
- 31 August 2021, 4 November 2021
Mini chocolate ice cream cones
Pack size: 175g- Batch code
- 235, 234
- Best before
- 21 August 2021, 31 August 2021
Christmas brioche
Pack size: 380g- Batch code
- 1/240/20, 1/241/20, 1/247/20
- Best before
- 27 February 2022, 28 February 2022, 3 March 2022
15 Mini quiches
Pack size: 270g- Batch code
- A3179, A3236
- Best before
- 10 March 2022, 18 March 2022
Filled Pastry Crowns
Pack size: 150g- Batch code
- 20237
- Best before
- 28 February 2022
16 Macarons Frozen
Pack size: 250g- Batch code
- 203430617, 203750617
- Best before
- 10 February 2022, 5 March 2022
2 Scallops With Sauterne Sauce
Pack size: 260g- Batch code
- M10251
- Best before
- 31 March 2022
2 Prawns Crips
Pack size: 230g- Batch code
- 254
- Best before
- 10 March 2022
4 Vegetable Gratins
Pack size: 480g- Batch code
- 203312, 241313
- Best before
- 30 June 2022, 31 July 2022
4 Potato Gratins
Pack size: 480g- Batch code
- 17120F, 23920
- Best before
- 19 June 2022, 26 August 2022
Roast Vegetable Lasagne
Pack size: 900g- Batch code
- 20210, 20290, 20314
- Best before
- 31 January 2022, 30 April 2022, 31 May 2022
The latest affected best-before date was 26 August 2022, 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 any of the above products and have an allergy/intolerance/sensitivity to any of the allergens listed above, do not eat the products. Instead return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Almonds (nuts), celery, cereals containing gluten, egg, fish, mustard, milk, pistachios (nuts), soya, and sulphites.
These products contain almonds (nuts) celery, cereals containing gluten, egg, fish, mustard, milk, pistachios (nuts), soya, and sulphites, making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy/intolerance/sensitivity to any of the allergens listed above.
Details from the notice
Picard is recalling multiple frozen products because they contain various allergens which are not listed in English on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to one or more of the following allergens: almonds (nuts), celery, fish, mustard, pistachios (nuts) and soya. The products are also a possible health risk to those with an allergy or intolerance to one or more of the following allergens: cereals containing gluten, egg, milk and milk constituents or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites. These products have been sold by Ocado and Marks & Spencer UK.
An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.
What the business is doing
Picard is recalling these 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 products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.
Where it was sold
The FSA lists this alert for: England.
How this recall compares
- This was the 2nd recall involving M&S in the 12 months to 10 December 2020. All M&S recalls
- Undeclared milk is behind 270 UK allergy alerts since 2018, more than any other allergen. All milk allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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