Sainsbury’s recalls its Fruit and Honey Seed Mix due to undeclared nuts
Act if you are allergic to almond, cashew and nuts
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to almond, cashew and nuts. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
The FSA notice does not list individual products. Check the official notice for details.
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 Sainsbury’s store from where it was bought for a full refund.
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Nuts
This product may contain almond and cashew nuts making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts.
Details from the notice
Sainsbury’s is recalling its Fruit and Honey Seed Mix because a small number of packets may contain almonds and cashew nuts which are not mentioned on the label. 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 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
- This was the 4th recall involving Sainsbury's in the 12 months to 18 June 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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