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Allergy alert Published FSS-AA-9347-2024

Wee Knob of Butter recalls Sriracha & Thyme Butter because of undeclared sulphites

Act if you are allergic to sulphites

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

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Sriracha & Thyme Butter

Pack size: 100g
Best before
all date codes

For at least one product, all date codes are affected. Check every pack you have.

What to do

Advice from the Food Standards Scotland notice:

  1. If you have bought the above product and have a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites do not eat it. Instead return it to where it was bought or to Le Petit Coq- 21 Byres Road, Glasgow, G11 5RD for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

Food Standards Scotland's risk statement:

Sulphites

This product contains sulphites making it a possible health risk for anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites.

Details from the notice

Wee Knob of Butter is recalling Sriracha & Thyme Butter because it contains sulphites which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites.

An Allergy Alert is issued when an allergen is missing from the label or labelled wrongly.

What the business is doing

Wee Knob of Butter 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.

Information on Food Standards Scotlands work on food allergy and intolerance can be found at: http://www.foodstandards.gov.scot/food-safety-standards/food-allergy. Advice on food allergy and intolerance can be found at: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/food-allergy/Pages/Intro1.aspx.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: Scotland.

How this recall compares

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.