Tesco recalls various Tesco Multipack Chocolate Bars because of undeclared peanuts
Act if you are allergic to peanuts
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to peanuts. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
Tesco Nutty Nougat Caramel Chocolate Bars Multipack
Pack size: 6 x 40g- Best before
- 28 February 2025
Tesco Dreamy Caramel Chocolate Bars Multipack
Pack size: 6 x 40g- Best before
- 31 January 2025, 28 February 2025
The latest affected best-before date was 28 February 2025, 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:
- If you have bought the above products do not eat them. Instead, return them to any Tesco store for a full refund. For more information contact Tesco Customer Services on 0800 505 555.
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Peanuts
The products contain peanuts making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
Details from the notice
Tesco is recalling Tesco Nutty Nougat Caramel Chocolate Bars Multipack and Tesco
Dreamy Caramel Chocolate Bars Multipack because they contain peanuts, which are not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
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 has been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. The company has also issued a recall notice to its customers. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product.
Where it was sold
How this recall compares
- This was the 12th recall involving Tesco in the 12 months to 7 June 2024. All Tesco recalls
- Undeclared peanuts is behind 94 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 5th most common allergen. All peanuts allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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