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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-80-2018

The Grocer Ltd recalls its Spinach & Broccoli Soup due to 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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The Grocer Spinach and Broccoli Soup

Pack size: 400g
Use by
All dates up to and including 26 October 2018

The latest affected use-by date was 26 October 2018, 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

The Grocer Ltd is recalling its Spinach and Broccoli Soup because it contains milk which is not mentioned on the label. 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

The Grocer Ltd 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 will also display a point-of-sale notice in their stores. This notice explains 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.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England.

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.