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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-59-2020

Waitrose & Partners recall Pork and Chorizo Burgers 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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Waitrose & Partners Easy to Cook Pork and Chorizo Burgers

Pack size: 280g
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All date codes

For at least one product, all date codes are affected. Check every pack you have.

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 a local Waitrose store for a full refund. Alternatively contact Waitrose Customer Care on 0800 188 884 Option 4.
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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

Waitrose & Partners are recalling their Easy to Cook Pork and Chorizo Burgers 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

Waitrose & Partners are recalling the above product 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 product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

How this recall compares

  • This was the 11th recall involving Waitrose in the 12 months to 6 October 2020. All Waitrose recalls
  • 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.