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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-57-2020

Stockley’s recalls Fruit Sherbets because of undeclared milk

Act if you are allergic to milk

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

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Stockley’s Fruit Sherbets

Pack size: 250g
Batch code
0255
Best before
February 2022 and March 2022

The latest affected best-before date was March 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 or intolerance to 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:

Milk

This product contains milk making the product a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Details from the notice

Stockley’s is recalling Fruit Sherbets because they contain milk which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents. The affected product was only sold in Iceland stores.

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

What the business is doing

Stockley’s 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 9th recall involving Iceland in the 12 months to 22 September 2020. All Iceland 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.