Allergy alert Published 1 February 2019 Updated once · 8 February 2019 FSA-AA-10-2019

The Village Bakery Markethill recalls various own-branded bakery products because of incorrect allergen labelling

Act if you are allergic to milk, barley, gluten, oats, wheat, soya, mustard, sesame and celery

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to milk, barley, gluten, oats, wheat, soya, mustard, sesame and celery, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Raspberry/Chocolate Scones

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Butter Oatcakes

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Custard Slices

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Cream Swiss Roll

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Small Christmas Cake

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Fifteens

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Jam and Cream Sponge

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Chocolate Oat Cakes

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Pork Sausage Rolls (large/cocktail/loose)

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Beef sausage Rolls (large/cocktail/loose)

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Chocolate Chip Cake

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Mint Aero Slices

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Cream Cookies (4-pack)

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Caramel Bites

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

German Biscuits

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Chocolate Swiss roll

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Cream Cookies (2-pack)

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Cream Doughnuts (2-pack)

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Jam and Cream Swiss Roll

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Cream Doughnuts (4-pack)

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Sunshine Slices

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Queen Cakes

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Honeycomb/Crunchie Slices

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Iced Jam and Cream Sponge

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Chocolate Eclairs

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Assorted Traybakes

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Malteser Bites

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Chocolate Fudge Cake

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Shortbread

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Mars Bar Squares

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Cream Cookies (loose)

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Chicken Patties

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

Luxury Assorted Traybakes

Batch code: All products bought prior to 31 Jan 2019

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

If you have bought any of the above products and have an allergy to soya, mustard, sesame or celery or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, wheat (gluten), oats (gluten) or barley (gluten) do not eat them. Instead return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.
Please see attached customer notice PDF for the allergens in each affected product.

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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Sesame, celery, milk or milk constituents, wheat (gluten), oats (gluten) or barley (gluten)

These products may contain sesame, celery, milk or milk constituents, wheat (gluten), oats (gluten) or barley (gluten) making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to sesame or celery or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, wheat (gluten), oats (gluten) or barley (gluten).

<b>Please see attached customer notice PDF for the allergens in each affected product.<b/>

Soya, mustard, sesame, celery, milk or milk constituents, wheat (gluten), oats (gluten) or barley (gluten).

These products may contain soya, mustard, sesame, celery, milk or milk constituents, wheat (gluten), oats (gluten) or barley (gluten) making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya, mustard, sesame or celery or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, wheat (gluten), oats (gluten) or barley (gluten).

Details from the notice

The Village Bakery Markethill is extending its recall of numerous bakery products because they contain further undeclared or incorrectly labelled allergens and further affected products. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya, mustard, sesame or celery or an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, wheat (gluten), oats (gluten) or barley (gluten).

Please see attached customer notice PDF for the allergens in each affected product.

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

What the business is doing

The Village Bakery Markethill is recalling the above products 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 products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Northern Ireland.

Updates to this recall

1 February 2019 · FSA-AA-10-2019
Original alert: The Village Bakery Markethill recalls various own-branded bakery products because of incorrect allergen labelling
6 February 2019 · FSA-AA-10-2019-update-1
Update 1: The Village Bakery Markethill recalls various own-branded bakery products because of incorrect allergen labelling
- Added product: Luxury Assorted Traybakes
- Advice to consumers was updated

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Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.

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