Waitrose recalls Waitrose Tomato & Mozzarella Arancini because of undeclared wheat (gluten)
Act if you are allergic to gluten and wheat
This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to gluten and wheat, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.
Check your pack
Waitrose Tomato & Mozzarella Arancini
Pack size: 300g- Use by
- 23 March 2023
The latest affected use-by date was 23 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:
- If you have bought the above product and have coeliac disease, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was purchased for a full refund. For more information please contact Waitrose Customer Care on 0800 188 884 (option 4).
Why it was recalled
The FSA's risk statement:
Wheat (gluten)
This product contains wheat (gluten) making it a possible health risk for anyone with coeliac disease, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten.
Details from the notice
Waitrose is recalling Waitrose Tomato & Mozzarella Arancini because it contains wheat (gluten) which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with coeliac disease, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten.
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
How this recall compares
- This was the 4th recall involving Waitrose in the 12 months to 23 March 2023. All Waitrose recalls
- Undeclared gluten is behind 171 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 2nd most common allergen. All gluten allergy alerts
Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.
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