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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-29-2022

SPAR recalls SPAR Spread Up Hazelnut Choco because of undeclared almond

Act if you are allergic to almond and nuts

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

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SPAR Spread Up Hazelnut Choco

Pack size: 400g
Batch code
all
Best before
end dates: June 2022, August 2022, September 2022, November 2022, December 2022

The latest affected best-before date was December 2022, 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 almonds (nuts), 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:

Almonds (nuts)

This product contains almonds (nuts) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to almonds (nuts).

Details from the notice

SPAR is recalling SPAR Spread Up Hazelnut Choco 400g because it contains almonds (nuts) which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to almonds (nuts).

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 product 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

How this recall compares

  • This was the 3rd recall involving SPAR in the 12 months to 2 June 2022. All SPAR recalls
  • Undeclared nuts is behind 111 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 4th most common allergen. All nuts allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.