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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-15-2023

The Card Factory recalls Happy Easter Egg Hunt bag because various allergens are not declared in English

Act if you are allergic to milk, gluten, peanuts, nuts, soya and egg

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to milk, gluten, peanuts, nuts, soya and egg, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Happy Easter Egg Hunt bag

Pack size: 198g
Best before
end date: January 2024

The latest affected best-before date was January 2024, 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 nuts, peanuts and/or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to cereals containing gluten, egg and/or milk or milk constituents do not eat it. Instead, return it to a Card Factory store for a full refund. For further enquiries please contact [email protected]
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk, peanuts, soya. It may also contain other cereals containing gluten, egg and nuts.

This product contains milk, peanuts, and soya which are not listed in English on the label. The product also states that it may contain cereals containing gluten, egg and other nuts. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts, peanuts and/or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to cereals containing gluten, egg and/or milk or milk constituents

Details from the notice

The Card Factory is recalling Happy Easter Egg Hunt bag because it contains milk, peanuts, and soya which are not listed in English on the label. The product also states that it may contain cereals containing gluten, egg, and other nuts. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts, peanuts and/or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to cereals containing gluten, egg and/or 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

The Card Factory is recalling the above product 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 point-of-sale 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.

How this recall compares

  • 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.