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Allergy alert Published Updated once · 15 October 2018 FSA-AA-72-2018

Southern Synergy extends its recall of Arnott’s products due to undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to mustard and celery

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

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Arnott’s Shapes Originals Barbecue

Pack size: 175g
Batch code
all
Best before
16 October 2018, 17 October 2018, 7 November 2018, 7 December 2018, 27 December 2018, 15 January 2019, 7 February 2019

Arnott’s Shapes Originals Pizza

Pack size: 190g
Batch code
all
Best before
10 October 2018, 1 November 2018, 26 November 2018, 19 December 2018, 12 February 2019

Arnott’s Shapes Originals Savoury

Pack size: 185g
Batch code
all
Best before
25 November 2018

Arnott’s Shapes Originals Cheddar

Pack size: 175g
Batch code
all
Best before
10 December 2018

Arnott’s Cheds

Pack size: 250g
Batch code
all
Best before
26 December 2018

The latest affected best-before date was 12 February 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 any of the above products and have an allergy to celery and/or mustard, do not eat them. Instead return them to the place from where they were bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Celery and/or Mustard

These products contain celery and/or mustard making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to celery and/or mustard.

Celery and Mustard

Details from the notice

Southern Synergy is extending its recall to include Arnott’s Shapes Originals Savoury, Arnott’s Shapes Originals Cheddar and Arnott’s Cheds, because they contain celery and/or mustard which are not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to celery and/or mustard.

This is an update on the previous Allergy Alert Notice issued on 09/10/2018 which related to Arnott’s Shapes Originals Barbecue and Arnott’s Shapes Originals Pizza containing celery and/or mustard not mentioned on the label.

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

What the business is doing

Southern Synergy 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 issued point-of-sale notices to their customers. These notices explain to customers why these products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-AA-72-2018
    Original alert: Southern Synergy recalls Arnott’s Shapes Originals varieties due to undeclared allergens
  2. · FSA-AA-72-2018-update-1
    Update 1: Southern Synergy extends its recall of Arnott’s products due to undeclared allergens
    • Added 3 products: Arnott’s Shapes Originals Savoury; Arnott’s Shapes Originals Cheddar; Arnott’s Cheds
    • New batch or date details: best before 25 November 2018; best before 10 December 2018; best before 26 December 2018
    • Advice to consumers was updated

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.