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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-60-2021

Waitrose & Partners recalls Waitrose Belgian Dark Chocolate with Raisins and Almonds because of undeclared hazelnuts (nuts)

Act if you are allergic to hazelnut and nuts

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

Check your pack

Waitrose Belgian Dark Chocolate with Raisins and Almonds

Pack size: 180g
Best before
November 2022

The latest affected best-before date was November 2022, 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 hazelnuts (nuts), 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:

Hazelnut (nuts)

This product contains hazelnuts (nuts) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to hazelnuts (nuts).

Details from the notice

Waitrose & Partners is recalling Waitrose Belgian Dark Chocolate with Raisins and Almonds because some packs contain hazelnuts (nuts) which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to hazelnuts (nuts). Due to a packaging error, some packs contain Waitrose Belgian Dark Chocolate with Hazelnuts instead.

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 from customers. The company has also issued a point-of-sale notice to its customers. This notice explains 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

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Northern Ireland, Wales.

How this recall compares

  • This was the 8th recall involving Waitrose in the 12 months to 11 October 2021. All Waitrose recalls
  • Undeclared nuts is behind 111 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 4th most common allergen. All nuts allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.