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Allergy alert Published Updated once · 21 May 2021 FSA-AA-30-2021

Update 1 – Novo Farina recalls Simpleas Sea Salt and Balsamic Vinegar Pea Snacks because of undeclared allergens

Act if you are allergic to barley, gluten, oats and wheat

This alert is for people with an allergy or intolerance to barley, gluten, oats and wheat, or coeliac disease. The allergen is not declared correctly on the label.

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Simpleas Sea Salt and Balsamic Vinegar Pea Snacks

Pack size: 23 grams

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Batch code
119 21
Best before
29 April 2022

The latest affected best-before date was 29 April 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 the above product and have an allergy or intolerance to barley, and/or oats, and/or wheat or gluten, 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:

Barley, oats and wheat (gluten)

This product contains barley, oats and wheat (gluten) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to barley, and/or oats and/or wheat or gluten.

Details from the notice

The business undertaking the recall has been updated and altered to Novo Farina Ltd. The products affected and risk remains unchanged. Novo Farina Ltd is recalling Simpleas Sea Salt and Balsamic Vinegar Pea Snacks because it contains barley, oats and wheat (gluten) which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to barley, and/or oats and/or wheat (gluten).

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

What the business is doing

Novo Farina is recalling the above product from customers and have been advised to contact the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. Company has also issued a point-of-sale notice to its customers. This notice explains to customers why the product is being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the product.

Updates to this recall

  1. · FSA-AA-30-2021
    Original alert: WH Smith recalls Simpleas Sea Salt and Balsamic Vinegar Pea Snacks because of undeclared allergens
  2. · FSA-AA-30-2021-update-1
    Update 1: Update 1 – Novo Farina recalls Simpleas Sea Salt and Balsamic Vinegar Pea Snacks because of undeclared allergens
    • Details of the alert were updated

How this recall compares

  • This is the 1st recall or allergy alert naming Novo Farina since 2018 (2 in total).
  • 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.