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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-58-2019

SPAR recalls Prawn Marie Rose Pasta Salad because of undeclared fish

Act if you are allergic to fish

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

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SPAR Prawn Marie Rose Pasta Salad

Pack size: 250g

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Use by
20 June 2019

The latest affected use-by date was 20 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:

  1. If you have bought the above product and have an allergy to fish, 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:

Fish

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

Details from the notice

SPAR (UK) Ltd is recalling SPAR Prawn Marie Rose Pasta Salad because some packs may contain Tuna and Sweetcorn Pasta Salad. Tuna is not mentioned on the label which means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to fish.

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

What the business is doing

SPAR (UK) Ltd is recalling the above product from customers and 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 notice linked below.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 2nd recall involving SPAR in the 12 months to 18 June 2019. All SPAR recalls
  • Undeclared fish is behind 26 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 10th most common allergen. All fish allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.