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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-49-2021

SPAR recalls SPAR Crispy Breaded Haddock Fillets and SPAR Crispy Breaded Cod Fillets because of undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to milk, mustard, sulphites, crustaceans and molluscs

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to milk, mustard, sulphites, crustaceans and molluscs. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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SPAR Crispy Breaded Haddock Fillets

Pack size: 285g
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All use by dates

SPAR Crispy Breaded Cod Fillets

Pack size: 285g
Use by
All use by dates

For at least one product, all date codes are affected. Check every pack you have.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought the above products and have an allergy to crustaceans, and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, and/or an allergy to molluscs, and/or an allergy to mustard and/or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites, do not eat them. Instead return it them the store from where they were bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

These products may contain crustaceans, milk, molluscs, mustard and sulphur dioxide (sulphites) making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to crustaceans, and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, and/or an allergy to molluscs, and/or an allergy to mustard and/or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites.

Details from the notice

SPAR is recalling SPAR Crispy Breaded Haddock Fillets and SPAR Crispy Breaded Cod Fillets because they may contain crustaceans, milk, molluscs, mustard and sulphur dioxide (sulphites) which are not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to crustaceans, and/or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, and/or an allergy to molluscs, and/or an allergy to mustard and/or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites.

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

What the business is doing

SPAR is recalling the above products from customers and have been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. Company has also issued a point-of-sale notice to its customers. This notice explains to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

How this recall compares

  • This was the 4th recall involving SPAR in the 12 months to 30 July 2021. All SPAR recalls
  • Undeclared milk is behind 270 UK allergy alerts since 2018, more than any other allergen. All milk allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.