Sainsbury’s recalls in store bakery all butter croissant due to undeclared almonds
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.
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In store bakery all butter croissant
- Best before
- All ‘best before’ codes up to and including 26 September 2018
In store bakery all butter croissant 2 pack
- Best before
- All ‘best before’ codes up to and including 26 September 2018
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The latest affected best-before date was 26 September 2018, 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
Sainsbury’s is recalling in store bakery all butter croissants because they contain almond filling which is not declared on the packaging. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts.
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 products 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 products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.
Where it was sold
How this recall compares
- This was the 7th recall involving Sainsbury's in the 12 months to 25 September 2018. All Sainsbury's 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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