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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-51-2020

Van der Meulen recalls Melba Thins Original because of undeclared egg

Act if you are allergic to egg

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

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Van der Meulen Melba Thins Original

Pack size: 100g
Best before
30 April 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 30 April 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:

  1. If you have bought the above product and have an allergy or intolerance to egg, 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:

Egg

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

Details from the notice

Van der Meulen is recalling Melba Thins Original because they contain egg which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg.

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

What the business is doing

Van der Meulen 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 tell them what to do if they have bought the product.

How this recall compares

  • Undeclared egg is behind 87 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 6th most common allergen. All egg allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.