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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-61-2019

Tesco recalls 2 British Cheese Burgers with Buns because of undeclared sesame

Act if you are allergic to sesame

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

Check your pack

Tesco 2 British Cheese Burgers with Buns

Pack size: 469g
Use by
28, 29 and 30 June 2019 and 1, 3 and 4 July 2019

The latest affected use-by date was 4 July 2019, 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 sesame, 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:

Sesame

This product contains sesame, making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to sesame.

Details from the notice

Tesco is recalling Tesco 2 British Cheese Burgers with Buns because they contain sesame which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to sesame.

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

What the business is doing

Tesco is recalling the above product from customers and has contacted 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, which explains to customers why the product is being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.