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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-73-2019

Waitrose recalls Waitrose Sweet Potato & Coconut Soup and Waitrose Roasted Tomato, Bean & Quinoa Soup because of undeclared soya

Act if you are allergic to soya

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

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Waitrose Sweet Potato & Coconut Soup

Pack size: 400g

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Use by
25 August 2019

Waitrose Roasted Tomato, Bean & Quinoa Soup

Pack size: 400g

What to look for. Print styles vary, so compare each character with the list below.

Use by
25 August 2019

The latest affected use-by date was 25 August 2019, 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 either of the above products and have an allergy to 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:

Soya

These products contain soya making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya.

Details from the notice

Waitrose is recalling Waitrose Sweet Potato & Coconut Soup and Waitrose Roasted Tomato, Bean & Quinoa Soup because some of the pots have been filled with an incorrect product which contains soya that is not mentioned on the labels. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to 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 products 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. This notice explains 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

How this recall compares

  • This was the 12th recall involving Waitrose in the 12 months to 14 August 2019. All Waitrose recalls
  • Undeclared soya is behind 112 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 3rd most common allergen. All soya allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.