Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-02-2024

Scratch Meals Ltd recalls Scratch Chicken Pad Thai with Noodles and Veggies because of undeclared peanuts

Act if you are allergic to peanuts

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

Check your pack

Scratch Chicken Pad Thai with Noodles and Veggies

Pack size: 380g
Use by
25 January 2024, 26 January 2024, 27 January 2024 and 28 January 2024

The latest affected use-by date was 28 January 2024, 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 peanuts, do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund (with or without receipt). For further details, contact 01472 350197 or by email: [email protected].
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Peanuts

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

Details from the notice

Scratch Meals Ltd recalls Scratch Chicken Pad Thai with Noodles and Veggies because it contains peanuts, which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.

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

What the business is doing

Scratch Meals Ltd is recalling the above product from customers and have 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. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 2nd recall or allergy alert naming Scratch Meals since 2018 (2 in total).
  • Undeclared peanuts is behind 94 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 5th most common allergen. All peanuts allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.