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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-64-2020

Waitrose & Partners recall Waitrose Duchy Organic Cypriot Halloumi because allergens are not labelled in English

Act if you are allergic to milk

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

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Waitrose Duchy Organic Cypriot Halloumi

Pack size: 225g
Batch code
BIO B0530A-3 CY0063
Best before
31 May 2021

The latest affected best-before date was 31 May 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 milk or milk constituents 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:

Milk

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

Details from the notice

Waitrose & Partners are recalling Waitrose Duchy Organic Cypriot Halloumi because it contains milk which is not mentioned in English on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

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

What the business is doing

Waitrose & Partners is recalling the above product and has been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. Point of sale notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling this product. 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 attached notice.

Where it was sold

How this recall compares

  • This was the 13th recall involving Waitrose in the 12 months to 28 October 2020. All Waitrose recalls
  • Undeclared milk is behind 270 UK allergy alerts since 2018, more than any other allergen. All milk allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.