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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-48-2019

The Jordans & Ryvita Company recalls Dorset Cereals Simply Oat Granola because of undeclared nuts

Act if you are allergic to almond, cashew, hazelnut and nuts

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

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Dorset Cereals Simply Oat Granola

Pack size: 550g

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Batch code
24 02 2020 GCP9116
Best before
24 February 2020

The latest affected best-before date was 24 February 2020, 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, 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:

Nuts

This product contains almond, cashew nuts and hazelnuts making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts.

Details from the notice

The Jordans & Ryvita Company is recalling Dorset Cereals Simply Oat Granola because it contains almonds, cashew nuts and hazelnuts which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts.

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

What the business is doing

The Jordans & Ryvita Company 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 point-of-sale notice to its customers. These notices explain 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.

How this recall compares

  • 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.