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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-45-2025

Waitrose recalls Waitrose & Partners Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta because of undeclared mustard

Act if you are allergic to mustard

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

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Waitrose & Partners Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta

Pack size: 375g

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Use by
27 August 2025

The latest affected use-by date was 27 August 2025, 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 mustard, do not eat it. Instead return it to your local Waitrose & Partners branch for a refund. You can contact Waitrose Customer Care on 0800 188 884, Option 4.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Mustard

This product contains mustard making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard.

Details from the notice

Waitrose is recalling Waitrose & Partners Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta because it contains mustard which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard.

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: Scotland, Wales.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.