Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-49-2024

Sainsbury’s recall Sainsbury’s Onion Rings because of undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, wheat and soya

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

Check your pack

Sainsbury’s Onion Rings

Pack size: 125g
Best before
8 February 2025

The latest affected best-before date was 8 February 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, soya, wheat or gluten or coeliac disease do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where you bought it for a full refund. For further information, please visit the Sainsbury’s website, Sainsburys.co.uk/help.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk, soya and wheat (gluten)

This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, an allergy to soya and/or wheat or gluten and/or has coeliac disease.

Details from the notice

Sainsbury’s are recalling by Sainsbury’s Onion Rings because they contain milk, soya and wheat (gluten) which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, wheat or gluten and/or has coeliac disease.

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

What the business is doing

Sainsbury’s 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.

Where it was sold

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.