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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-31-2018

Sara International Ltd recalls Sara Tahina because of undeclared sesame

Act if you are allergic to sesame

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

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Sara Tahina

Pack size: 340g

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Best before
5 May 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 5 May 2019, 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 sesame, do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Sesame

This product contains sesame making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to sesame.

Details from the notice

Sara International Ltd is recalling Sara Tahina because it contains sesame which is not mentioned on the product label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to sesame.

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

What the business is doing

Sara International Ltd 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. This notice explains to customers why the product is being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.