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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-56-2021

Tesco recalls Jack’s 50% Reduced Fat Salad Cream and Tesco 50% Less Fat Salad Cream 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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Jack’s 50% Reduced Fat Salad Cream

Pack size: 450ml
Batch code
All Batches
Best before
June 2022

Tesco 50% Less Fat Salad Cream

Pack size: 450ml
Batch code
All Batches
Best before
June 2022

The latest affected best-before date was June 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. No receipt is required. If you require further details please contact Customer services directly on 0800 505 555.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk

These products contain milk making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Details from the notice

Tesco is recalling Jack’s 50% Reduced Fat Salad Cream and Tesco 50% Less Fat Salad Cream because they contain milk which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to 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

Tesco is recalling the above products from customers and has 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 products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notices.

Where it was sold

How this recall compares

  • This was the 9th recall involving Tesco in the 12 months to 7 September 2021. All Tesco 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.