USN recalls 19-ANABOL TESTO because of undeclared oats (gluten)
Act if you are allergic to gluten and oats
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to gluten and oats, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
19-ANABOL TESTO
Pack size: 45/90/180 caps- Batch code
- All codes
- Best before
- All dates up to and including 01 November 2021
The latest affected best-before date was 1 November 2021, 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:
- If you have bought the above product and have an allergy or intolerance to oats or gluten, do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Oats (gluten)
This product contains oats (gluten) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to oats or gluten.
Details from the notice
USN is recalling 19-ANABOL TESTO because it contains Avena Sativa (oats) which contains gluten which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to oats or gluten.
An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.
What the business is doing
USN 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.
How this recall compares
- Undeclared gluten is behind 171 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 2nd most common allergen. All gluten allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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