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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-49-2026

The Basic Ingredients Ltd recalls Emma Basic Curry Cubes Japanese Style because of undeclared milk

In short: The Basic Ingredients is recalling Emma Basic Curry Cubes Japanese Style (200g) because of undeclared milk. It covers packs with 8 different best-before dates between 29 December 2026 and 26 March 2028. They are all listed below. If you have an allergy or intolerance to milk, don't eat it. Return it to where you bought it for a full refund.

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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Emma Basic Curry Cubes Japanese Style

Pack size: 200g
Best before
29 December 2026 24 February 2027 18 March 2027 12 May 2027 23 July 2027 14 September 2027 12 October 2027 26 March 2028

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Affected best-before dates run until 26 March 2028. Products from this recall may still be on sale or at home. Use-by and best-before dates explained.

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 where you bought it, for a full refund.

More help: How refunds for recalled food work

Already eaten some?

Health information from the NHS

You may get symptoms straight after eating a food you're allergic to, or days later. Most symptoms are not serious, but a reaction can be serious for some people.

Common symptoms include:

  • itchy skin or a raised rash (hives)
  • swelling of the lips, face and eyes
  • coughing, wheezing, breathlessness, noisy breathing or a hoarse voice
  • feeling sick or being sick, tummy pain or diarrhoea
  • feeling dizzy or lightheaded

If you have an adrenaline auto-injector (such as an EpiPen) or nasal spray and are having a serious reaction, use it immediately, then call 999, even if you feel better.

If you're lactose intolerant, symptoms such as tummy pain, bloating and diarrhoea can start a few minutes or a few hours after having lactose. This is different from a milk allergy.

Call 999 if:

  • your lips, mouth, throat or tongue suddenly become swollen
  • you're breathing very fast or struggling to breathe
  • your throat feels tight or you're struggling to swallow
  • your skin, tongue or lips turn blue, grey or pale
  • you suddenly become very confused, drowsy or dizzy
  • someone faints and cannot be woken up, or a child is limp, floppy or not responding as usual

Source: NHS: Food allergy; NHS: Lactose intolerance, checked 24 October 2026. General information only, not a diagnosis. See the NHS page for the full advice. What to do if you have already eaten recalled food.

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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Allergens: Milk

This product may contain milk making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Details from the notice

The Basic Ingredients Ltd is recalling Emma Basic Curry Cubes Japanese Style because the product may contain milk which is not mentioned on the label.

An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly. How allergy alerts work

What the business is doing

The Basic Ingredients Ltd is recalling the above product and has been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice. IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING

How this recall compares

  • Undeclared milk is behind 272 UK allergy alerts since 2018, more than any other allergen. All milk allergy alerts
  • It was the 22nd UK allergy alert for undeclared milk in 2026.
  • 33 UK allergy alerts since 2018 have been for undeclared milk in ready meals, sandwiches and salads, including this one.

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018. How we collect and classify recalls.

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