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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-59-2018

Star Distribution (UK) Ltd recalls its Cake Zone Muffins 4 pack Chunky Cherry and Double Chocolate Flavour because of incorrect allergen labelling

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, wheat and egg

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to milk, gluten, wheat and egg, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Cake Zone Muffins 4 pack Chunky Cherry and Double Chocolate Flavour

Pack size: 18x18x7cm
Batch code
54–68060618
Best before
31 August 2018

The latest affected best-before date was 31 August 2018, 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 or intolerance to wheat or gluten, egg and/or milk or milk constituents, 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:

Egg, milk and wheat (gluten)

This product contains egg, milk and wheat (gluten) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, egg and/or milk or milk constituents.

Details from the notice

Star Distribution (UK) Ltd is recalling its Cake Zone Muffins 4 pack Chunky Cherry and Double Chocolate Flavour because they contain egg, milk and wheat (gluten), which are not emphasised correctly on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, egg and/or milk or milk constituents.

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

What the business is doing

Star Distribution (UK) Ltd 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

The FSA lists this alert for: England.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 1st recall or allergy alert naming Star Distribution (UK) since 2018 (2 in total).
  • 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.