Sounas recalls Tandoori Masala Naan and Naan Breads Tandoori Masala due to undeclared celery
Act if you are allergic to celery
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to celery. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
Sounas Tandoori Masala Naan
Pack size: 5 per pack- Batch code
- 30501, 00301
- Best before
- 4 April 2019, 30 May 2019
Sounas Naan Breads Tandoori Masala
Pack size: 2 per pack- Batch code
- 29101, 30502, 00301, 01701
- Best before
- 21 March 2019, 11 April 2019, 30 May 2019, 15 June 2019
The latest affected best-before date was 15 June 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:
- If you have bought the above products and have an allergy to celery, 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:
Celery
These products may contain celery making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to celery.
Details from the notice
Sounas is recalling Tandoori Masala Naan and Naan Breads Tandoori Masala because they may contain celery which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to celery.
An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.
What the business is doing
Sounas is recalling the above products 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. 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.
How this recall compares
- Undeclared celery is behind 22 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 12th most common allergen. All celery allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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