Remeo Gelato recalls Stracciatella Di Bergamo Gelato because of undeclared nuts
Act if you are allergic to nuts
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to nuts. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
Stracciatella Di Bergamo Gelato
Pack size: 500ml- Batch code
- LO18M22
- Best before
- 22 October 2019
The latest affected best-before date was 22 October 2019, 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 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:
Nuts
This product contains nuts making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts.
Details from the notice
Remeo Gelato is recalling a batch of its Stracciatella Di Bergamo Gelato due to a packing error. The product may contain Pistachio ice-cream in error which contains pistachio that is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts. This particular batch of product has only been sold in Waitrose.
An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.
What the business is doing
Remeo Gelato 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 recall 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.
Where it was sold
The FSA lists this alert for: England, Wales.
How this recall compares
- This was the 3rd recall involving Waitrose in the 12 months to 9 May 2018. All Waitrose recalls
- 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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