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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-85-2018

Waitrose recalls Waitrose Aromatic Green & White Chickpea and Bean Salad because of undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to barley, gluten, wheat, nuts, soya and mustard

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to barley, gluten, wheat, nuts, soya and mustard, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Waitrose Aromatic Green & White Chickpea and Bean Salad with a basil yoghurt dressing

Pack size: 180g
Use by
3 November 2018

The latest affected use-by date was 3 November 2018, 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 wheat and barley (gluten), and/or an allergy to nuts, mustard or soya, 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:

Wheat and Barley (gluten), Nuts, mustard, and soya.

This product contains wheat and barley (gluten), nuts, mustard and soya, making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat and barley (gluten), and/or an allergy to nuts, mustard, and soya.

Details from the notice

Waitrose is recalling Waitrose Aromatic Green & White Chickpea and Bean Salad with a basil yoghurt dressing, because it contains wheat and barley (gluten), nuts, mustard and soya which are not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat and barley (gluten), and/or with an allergy to nuts, mustard or soya.

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, Wales.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.