Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-53-2021

Sainsbury’s recalls On the Go Spicy Chicken Pasta because of undeclared milk

Act if you are allergic to milk

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

Check your pack

Sainsbury's On the Go Spicy Chicken Pasta

Pack size: 275g
Use by
30 August 2021

The latest affected use-by date was 30 August 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 or intolerance to milk or milk constituents 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:

Milk

This product contains milk making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Details from the notice

Sainsbury’s is recalling On the Go Spicy Chicken Pasta because it contains milk which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents. Due to a packaging error, some packs may contain cheese and tomato pasta not spicy chicken pasta.

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

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Scotland, Wales.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.