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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-29-2019

Premier Foods recalls Hovis Granary Bread Flour because it contains barley

Act if you are allergic to barley and gluten

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to barley and gluten, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Hovis Granary Bread Flour

Pack size: 1 kg
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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 or intolerance to barley (gluten), do not eat it. Instead you should retain the packaging and contact Premier Foods (via the website address or telephone number mentioned in the issued point-of-sale notice) for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Barley (gluten)

This product contains malted barley flour (gluten) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to barley (gluten).

Details from the notice

Premier Foods is recalling Hovis Granary Bread Flour because it contains malted barley flour (gluten) which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to barley (gluten).

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

What the business is doing

Premier Foods is recalling the above product from customers and has contacted the relevant allergy support organisations, who will tell their members about the recall. The company has also issued a point-of-sale notice to its customers. This notice explains to its customers why the product is being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.