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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-32-2023

Premier Foods recalls selected Sharwood’s Balti Cooking Sauce because of undeclared milk

Act if you are allergic to milk

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

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Sharwood’s Balti Cooking Sauce

Pack size: 420g
Best before
31 January 2025

The latest affected best-before date was 31 January 2025, 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 intolerance to milk or milk constituents, do not eat it. Instead, retain the packaging and contact 0800 085 3959 or complete the webform at www.sharwoods.com for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk

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

Details from the notice

Premier Foods is recalling selected Sharwood’s Balti Cooking Sauce because it contains milk which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents. This issue only affects products price marked at £2.99 RRP.

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, 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.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.