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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-26-2024

Waitrose and Partners recalls Waitrose Chocolate Mini Cupcakes because of undeclared walnuts (nuts)

Act if you are allergic to nuts and walnut

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

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Waitrose Chocolate Mini Cupcakes

Pack size: Pack of 9 cupcakes

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Best before
20 July 2024

The latest affected best-before date was 20 July 2024, 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 walnuts (nuts), do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund. For more information contact Waitrose Customer Care on 0800 188 884, Option 4.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Walnuts (nuts)

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

Details from the notice

Waitrose and Partners are recalling Waitrose Chocolate Mini Cupcakes because they contain walnuts (nuts) which are not mentioned on the label. As a result of a packaging error, some packs contain Coffee and Walnut Cupcakes. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to walnuts (nuts).

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

What the business is doing

Waitrose and Partners are 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.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Scotland, Wales.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.