Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-97-2018

Poundstretcher recalls Aldiva Mosaik Cake Break because of undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, wheat, peanuts, hazelnut, nuts, egg, sulphites and sesame

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to milk, gluten, wheat, peanuts, hazelnut, nuts, egg, sulphites and sesame, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

Check your pack

Aldiva Mosaik Cake Break

Pack size: 100g
Batch code
all
Best before
All dates

For at least one product, all date codes are affected. Check every pack you have.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to hazelnuts, peanuts and/or an allergy or intolerance to egg and/or wheat (gluten) and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents and/or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites, 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:

Egg and wheat (gluten), and may contain hazelnuts, milk, peanuts, sesame and sulphite.

This product contains egg and wheat (gluten), and may contain hazelnuts, milk peanuts, sesame and sulphite making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to hazelnuts, peanuts, and/or an allergy or intolerance to egg and/or wheat (gluten), and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, and/or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites.

Details from the notice

Poundstretcher is recalling Aldiva Mosaik Cake Break because it contains egg and wheat (gluten), and may contain hazelnuts, milk, peanuts, sesame and sulphite which are not clearly legible on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to hazelnuts, peanuts, and/or an allergy or intolerance to egg and/or wheat (gluten), and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, and/or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites.

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

What the business is doing

Poundstretcher 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

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.