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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-35-2021

Polish Specialities recalls Knoppers Wafers because of undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to milk, peanuts and soya

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to milk, peanuts and soya. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Knoppers Wafers

Pack size: 25g

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Batch code
B12N, B12M and B16C
Best before
19 July 2021 and 16 August 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 16 August 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 or an intolerance to milk or milk constituents, and/or an allergy to peanuts and/or an allergy to soya, do not eat it. Instead return it to the Sainsburys store from where it was bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk, peanuts and soya

This product contains milk, peanuts and soya making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, and/or an allergy to peanuts and/or an allergy to soya.

Details from the notice

Polish Specialities is recalling Knoppers Wafers because it contains milk, peanuts and soya which are not mentioned on their labels. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, and/or an allergy to peanuts and/or an allergy to soya. Only over stickered products are affected. This product is sold in Sainsburys stores only.

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

What the business is doing

Polish Specialities 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 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

How this recall compares

  • This is the 2nd recall or allergy alert naming Polish Specialities since 2018 (2 in total).
  • This was the 8th recall involving Sainsbury's in the 12 months to 28 May 2021. All Sainsbury'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.