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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-56-2019

Tesco recalls Tesco Turkish Inspired Tomato Seasoning 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 Turkish Inspired Tomato Seasoning

Pack size: 25g
Best before
December 2019, January 2020 & February 2020

The latest affected best-before date was February 2020, 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 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

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 Turkish Inspired Tomato Seasoning because milk is not declared on the label. The product has been incorrectly packed with Tesco Thai Inspired Chilli and Coconut Seasoning which contains milk. This means the product is 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 product 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. This notice explains to customers why the product is being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the product. 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 8 June 2019. 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.