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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-48-2021

Tesco recalls Tesco White Fondant Icing because of undeclared almonds (nuts)

Act if you are allergic to almond and nuts

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

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Tesco White Fondant Icing

Pack size: 500g
Batch code
21175
Best before
end of September 2022

The latest affected best-before date was September 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 to almonds (nuts) do not eat it. Instead return it 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:

Almonds (nuts)

This product contains almonds (nuts) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to almonds (nuts).

Details from the notice

Tesco is recalling Tesco White Fondant Icing because some packs have been incorrectly packed with Tesco Marzipan that contains almonds (nuts) which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to almonds (nuts).

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. 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 8th recall involving Tesco in the 12 months to 30 July 2021. All Tesco recalls
  • Undeclared nuts is behind 111 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 4th most common allergen. All nuts allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.