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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-72-2021

Waitrose recalls Waitrose Thrive Fish Pie because of undeclared egg

Act if you are allergic to egg

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

Check your pack

Waitrose Thrive Fish Pie

Pack size: 250g
Batch code
L1272
Best before
end date: March 2023

The latest affected best-before date was March 2023, 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 egg do not eat it. Instead return it to the Waitrose and Partners store for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Egg

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

Details from the notice

Waitrose is recalling Waitrose Thrive Fish Pie because it contains egg which is not mentioned on the label. As a result of a packaging error some packs contain a beef lasagne with egg as an ingredient but which is not declared on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to egg.

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 will be contacting the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. The company has also issued a recall 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

How this recall compares

  • This was the 6th recall involving Waitrose in the 12 months to 20 November 2021. All Waitrose recalls
  • Undeclared egg is behind 87 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 6th most common allergen. All egg allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.