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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-31-2021

Waitrose recalls Chicken Kofta Kebabs with Spicy Zhoug because of undeclared milk

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 Chicken Kofta Kebabs with Spicy Zhoug

Pack size: 110g

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Use by
27 May 2021

The latest affected use-by date was 27 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 package up the item and 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 is recalling Waitrose Chicken Kofta Kebabs with Spicy Zhoug because they contain milk which is not mentioned on the label. Due to a packaging error some packs may have been filled with an incorrect product. 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 is 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.