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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-36-2023

Yaadgaar recalls Celebration Cakes because of undeclared soya

Act if you are allergic to soya

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

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Yaadgaar Celebration Cakes 9 inch and 10 inch

Best before
All dates up to and including 24 July 2023

The latest affected best-before date was 24 July 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 products and have an allergy to soya, do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund, with or without a receipt. For more information contact Yaadgaar Operations Limited on 01274 608786.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

These products contain soya making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya

Details from the notice

Yaadgaar is recalling Yaadgaar Celebration Cakes because they contain soya, which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya.

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

What the business is doing

Yaadgaar is recalling the above products 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 products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 2nd recall or allergy alert naming Yaadgaar since 2018 (2 in total).
  • Undeclared soya is behind 112 UK allergy alerts since 2018, the 3rd most common allergen. All soya allergy alerts

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.