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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-47-2019

United Biscuits recalls go ahead! Nutty Crunch Hazelnut bars because of undeclared peanuts

Act if you are allergic to peanuts

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to peanuts. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

Check your pack

go ahead! Nutty Crunch Hazelnut (6 bars)

Pack size: 6 x 19.5g
Best before
01 October 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 1 October 2019, 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 peanuts, 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:

Peanuts

This product contains peanuts making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.

Details from the notice

United Biscuits is recalling go ahead! Nutty Crunch Hazelnut (6 bars) because some packs may contain peanuts, which are not mentioned as an ingredient on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.

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

What the business is doing

United Biscuits 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. Please see the attached notice. United Biscuits intends to place an associated advert in the national press on 20/04/2019.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.