Premier Selection Sweets recalls The Premier Selection Choc Nibs because of undeclared hazelnuts
Act if you are allergic to hazelnut and nuts
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to hazelnut and nuts. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
The Premier Selection Choc Nibs
Pack size: All pack sizes- Best before
- All dates up to and including 17 December 2021
The latest affected best-before date was 17 December 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:
- If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to hazelnuts (nuts), do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Hazelnuts (nuts)
This product contains hazelnuts (nuts) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to hazelnuts (nuts).
Details from the notice
Premier Selection Sweets is recalling The Premier Selection Choc Nibs, an assortment of chocolate, toffee and biscuit pieces because they contain hazelnuts (nuts) which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to hazelnuts (nuts).
An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.
What the business is doing
Premier Selection Sweets 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
The FSA lists this alert for: England.
How this recall compares
- Undeclared nuts is behind 111 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 4th most common allergen. All nuts allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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