Prestat recalls chocolate products due to undeclared peanuts
Act if you are allergic to peanuts
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to peanuts. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
The London Collection Box
Pack size: 200g- Batch code
- 148148, 139139
- Best before
- 29 January 2025
The Jewel Box
Pack size: 120g- Batch code
- 179179
- Best before
- 16 January 2025
The Jewel Box
Pack size: 210g- Batch code
- 179179
- Best before
- 16 January 2025
The Jewel Box
Pack size: 325g- Batch code
- 226226, 139139
- Best before
- 16 January 2025, 27 February 2025
The London Collection Earl Grey Thins
Pack size: 200g- Batch code
- 345345
- Best before
- 19 May 2025
The Festive House Earl Grey Truffles
Pack size: 60g- Batch code
- 149149
- Best before
- 17 June 2025
The latest affected best-before date was 17 June 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:
- If you have bought any of the above products and have an allergy to peanuts, do not eat them. Instead return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Peanuts
These products may contain peanuts making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
Details from the notice
Prestat is recalling chocolate products because they may contain peanuts which are not mentioned on the label making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.
What the business is doing
Prestat is recalling the above products from customers and has been advised to contact 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. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.
How this recall compares
- Undeclared peanuts is behind 94 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 5th most common allergen. All peanuts allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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