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Allergy alert Published FSS-AA-046-2024

Taylor’s of Biggar recalls various ice cream products due to undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to soya, egg and sulphites

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to soya, egg and sulphites. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Taylor's of Biggar Honeycomb Ice Cream

Pack size: 500ml and 1 Litre
Best before
05/12/24, 11/01/25, 08/02/25, 06/03/25, 17/03/25, 27/03/25, 10/04/25, 07/05/25, 26/06/25, 16/07/25

Taylor's of Biggar Salted Caramel Ice Cream

Pack size: 500ml and 1 Litre
Best before
05/12/24, 19/12/24, 08/02/25, 17/03/25, 31/03/25, 03/04/25, 29/05/25, 26/06/25, 16/07/25

Taylor's of Biggar Rum and Raisin Ice Cream

Pack size: 500ml and 1 Litre
Best before
26/12/24, 25/01/25, 26/02/25, 17/03/25, 27/03/25, 17/04/25, 07/05/25, 05/06/25, 16/07/25

The latest affected best-before date was 16 July 2025, 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 Food Standards Scotland notice:

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

Food Standards Scotland's risk statement:

Egg, Soya and Sulphur Dioxide

These products contain Egg, Soya and Sulphur Dioxide making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg, an allergy to soya or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites.

Details from the notice

Taylor’s of Biggar are recalling three flavours of ice cream because they contain allergens which are not mentioned on the label making the products a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg, an allergy to soya 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

Taylors of Biggar are 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. The company has also issued point-of-sale notices to its customers. These notices explain to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notices.

Information on Food Standards Scotlands work on food allergy and intolerance can be found at: http://www.foodstandards.gov.scot/food-safety-standards/food-allergy.

Advice on food allergy and intolerance can be found at: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/food-allergy/Pages/Intro1.aspx

Customer notice -

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Scotland.

How this recall compares

  • Undeclared soya is behind 112 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 3rd most common allergen. All soya allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.