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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-05-2018

Wikinger UK recalls Wikinger Hot Dogs because of incorrect allergen labelling

Act if you are allergic to milk

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

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Wikinger Hot Dogs

Pack size: 720g (Glass Jar)
Batch 1
Lot number
200676
Best before
30/10/2019
Batch 2
Lot number
200676
Best before
01/11/2019
Batch 3
Lot number
201577
Best before
22/11/2019
Batch 4
Lot number
201967
Best before
01/12/2019
Batch 5
Lot number
10000952
Best before
05/12/2019
Batch 6
Lot number
10000953
Best before
06/12/2019
Batch 7
Lot number
10004023
Best before
14/12/2019
Batch 8
Lot number
10006313
Best before
21/12/2019
Batch 9
Lot number
200845
Best before
02/11/2019
Batch 10
Lot number
200953
Best before
03/11/2019
Batch 11
Lot number
200953
Best before
06/11/2019
Batch 12
Lot number
200953
Best before
07/11/2019
Batch 13
Lot number
200953
Best before
08/11/2019
Batch 14
Lot number
201197
Best before
14/11/2019
Batch 15
Lot number
201319
Best before
17/11/2019
Batch 16
Lot number
201321
Best before
17/11/2019
Batch 17
Lot number
201321
Best before
18/11/2019

The latest affected best-before date was 21 December 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 the above product and have an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents, do not eat it. Instead return it to the store from where it was bought for a refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Milk

This product contains milk making it a possible health risk for individuals with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Details from the notice

Wikinger UK is recalling Wikinger Hot Dogs because they contain milk which is not correctly declared on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for individuals with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

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

What the business is doing

Wikinger UK is recalling the above product from customers. The company has issued a point-of-sale notice to its customers. These notices explain to customers why the product is being recalled.

How this recall compares

  • Undeclared milk is behind 270 UK allergy alerts since 2018, more than any other allergen. All milk allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.