Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-70-2020

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:

  1. 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.
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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.