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Allergy alert Published Updated once · 16 June 2021 FSA-AA-40-2021

The Skinny Food Co recalls Skinny High Protein Low Sugar Duo Bars because of incorrect allergen labelling

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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Skinny High Protein Low Sugar Duo Bar – Salted Caramel

Pack size: 60g

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Batch code
91649 91604 91763
Best before
January 2022 December 2021 March 2022

Skinny High Protein Low Sugar Duo Bar – Cookies and Cream

Pack size: 60g

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Batch code
91602 91765
Best before
December 2021 March 2022

Skinny High Protein Low Sugar Duo Bar – Chocolate Brownie

Pack size: 60g

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Batch code
91600 91767
Best before
December 2021 March 2022 and April 2022

The latest affected best-before date was April 2022, 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 any of the above products and have an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, do not eat them. Instead, contact The Skinny Food Co on 0115 934 6767 or email [email protected] to arrange a refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk

These products contain higher levels of milk than indicated on the labelling, making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

These products contain milk making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Details from the notice

The Skinny Food Co is recalling a variety of Skinny High Protein Low Sugar Duo Bars because they contain milk which is not correctly declared on the label. Although the label contains a precautionary allergen label statement indicating the product contains ‘traces of milk’, this is incorrect. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents. This recall has been extended to include additional batch and date codes.

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

What the business is doing

The Skinny Food Co is recalling the above products from customers and have 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 products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought any of the products.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-AA-40-2021
    Original alert: The Skinny Food Co recalls Skinny High Protein Low Sugar Duo Bars because of high levels of milk
  2. · FSA-AA-40-2021-update-1
    Update 1: The Skinny Food Co recalls Skinny High Protein Low Sugar Duo Bars because of incorrect allergen labelling
    • New batch or date details: batch 91649 91604 91763; best before January 2022 December 2021 March 2022; batch 91602 91765; best before December 2021 March 2022; batch 91600 91767; best before December 2021 March 2022 and April 2022
    • Advice to consumers was updated

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.