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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-04-2022

Waitrose recalls Waitrose pasta products because of undeclared pistachio (nuts)

Act if you are allergic to nuts and pistachio

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

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Waitrose Prosciutto Cappelletti

Pack size: 310g
Use by
20 February 2022 and 21 February 2022

Waitrose Essentials Cheese and Smoked Ham Tortelloni

Pack size: 300g
Use by
21 February 2022

The latest affected use-by date was 21 February 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 any of the above products and have an allergy to pistachio (nuts) do not eat them. Instead return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund. For more information contact Waitrose Customer Care on 0800 188 881, Option 4.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Pistachio (nuts).

These products contain pistachio making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to pistachio (nuts).

Details from the notice

Waitrose is recalling Waitrose Prosciutto Cappelletti and Waitrose Essentials Cheese and Smoked Ham Tortelloni because of undeclared pistachio (nuts). This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to pistachio (nuts).

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 products from customers and they have 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 products are being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.

Where it was sold

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

How this recall compares

  • This was the 5th recall involving Waitrose in the 12 months to 3 February 2022. 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.