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Allergy alert Published Updated once · 23 December 2020 FSA-AA-73-2020

Tesco recalls Tesco Finest Festive Belgian Dark Chocolate Brazil Nuts because of undeclared sulphur dioxide

Act if you are allergic to sulphites

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

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Tesco Finest Festive Belgian Dark Chocolate Brazil Nuts

Pack size: 225g
Batch code
L0075004
Best before
End: May 2021

The latest affected best-before date was May 2021, 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 incorrectly packed product and have a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites, do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought or if preferred, contact Tesco’s Customer Helpline on 0800 505 555 for a full refund without returning the product to store.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites

This product contains sulphur dioxide, making it a possible health risk for anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites.

Details from the notice

Tesco is recalling a batch of Tesco Finest Festive Belgian Dark Chocolate Brazil Nuts. The product has been incorrectly packed with Tesco Finest Festive Fruit and Nut Selection which contains sulphur dioxide that is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites. The correctly packed Tesco Finest Festive Fruit and Nut Selection product is not affected by this recall.

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 recall 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.

Where it was sold

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-AA-73-2020
    Original alert: Tesco recalls Tesco Finest Festive Fruit & Nut Selection because of undeclared sulphur dioxide
  2. · FSA-AA-73-2020-update-1
    Update 1: Tesco recalls Tesco Finest Festive Belgian Dark Chocolate Brazil Nuts because of undeclared sulphur dioxide
    • Added product: Tesco Finest Festive Belgian Dark Chocolate Brazil Nuts
    • Removed product: Tesco Finest Festive Fruit & Nut Selection
    • New batch or date details: batch L0075004
    • Advice to consumers was updated

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.