Allergy alert Published Updated once · 19 August 2022 FSA-AA-40-2022

Update: Tesco recalls Tesco Mixed Fruit and Nut 25g 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.

Check your pack

Tesco Mixed Fruit and Nut

Pack size: 25g
Batch code
All batches
Best before
All dates

For at least one product, all date codes are affected. Check every pack you have.

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. Consumers can also contact Tesco Consumer Services on 0800 505 555.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk

This product contains 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 Tesco Mixed Fruit and Nut because the product contains milk which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents. This recall has been extended to include all batch and date codes.

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 consumers 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 and informed its customers. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and advise them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-AA-40-2022
    Original alert: Tesco recalls Tesco Mixed Fruit and Nut 25g because of undeclared milk
  2. · FSA-AA-40-2022-update-1
    Update 1: Update: Tesco recalls Tesco Mixed Fruit and Nut 25g because of undeclared milk
    • New batch or date details: batch All batches; best before All dates

How this recall compares

  • This was the 10th recall involving Tesco in the 12 months to 18 August 2022. 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.