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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-83-2018

Tesco recalls Tesco Pea and Spinach Dip and Tesco Roasted Carrot and Chickpea Dip 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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Tesco Pea and Spinach Dip

Pack size: 182g
Use by
01 November 2018, 03 November 2018, 05 November 2018, 06 November 2018, 07 November 2018

Tesco Roasted Carrot and Chickpea Dip

Pack size: 182g
Use by
02 November 2018, 04 November 2018, 06 November 2018, 08 November 2018

The latest affected use-by date was 8 November 2018, 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 any of the above products and have an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, do not eat it. Instead return the product 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:

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 its Tesco Pea and Spinach Dip and Tesco Roasted Carrot and Chickpea Dip 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 will be contacting 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 notice.

Where it was sold

How this recall compares

  • This was the 8th recall involving Tesco in the 12 months to 1 November 2018. 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.