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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-35-2023

Tesco recalls Free From Snacks because of undeclared gluten

Act if you are allergic to gluten

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

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Tesco Free From Onion Rings

Pack size: 150g
Best before
16 December 2023

Tesco Free From Cheese Flavour Balls

Pack size: 150g
Best before
16 December 2023

Tesco Free From Bacon Rashers

Pack size: 150g
Best before
16 December 2023

The latest affected best-before date was 16 December 2023, 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 products and have coeliac disease, and/or an allergy or intolerance to gluten, do not eat them. Instead return them to the store from where they were purchased for a full refund. For more information please contact Tesco Customer Services on 0800 505 555.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Gluten

This product contains gluten making it a possible health risk for anyone with coeliac disease, and/or an allergy or intolerance to gluten.

Details from the notice

Tesco is recalling Tesco Free From Onion Rings, Tesco Free From Cheese Flavour Balls, and Tesco Free From Bacon Rashers because they contain gluten which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with coeliac disease, and/or an allergy or intolerance to gluten.

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 products from customers and has contacted the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. The company has also issued a recall notice 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 notice.

Where it was sold

How this recall compares

  • This was the 9th recall involving Tesco in the 12 months to 30 June 2023. All Tesco recalls
  • Undeclared gluten is behind 171 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 2nd most common allergen. All gluten allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.