Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-01-2020

Sainsbury’s recalls 10 Vegetable Gyoza with a soy and ginger dip because of undeclared prawns

Act if you are allergic to crustaceans

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

Check your pack

by Sainsbury’s 10 Vegetable Gyoza with a soy and ginger dip

Pack size: 210g
Batch code
17519
Best before
end date: June 2021

The latest affected best-before date was June 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:

  1. If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to crustaceans, do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Crustaceans (prawns)

Some packs contain prawns making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to crustaceans.

Details from the notice

Sainsbury’s is recalling by Sainsbury’s 10 Vegetable Gyoza with a soy and ginger dip because some packs contain prawns which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to crustaceans.

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 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.

Where it was sold

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.