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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-42-2018

Yorkshire Game 17 recalls Wild Venison Burgers because of incorrect allergen labelling

Act if you are allergic to gluten, wheat, soya and sulphites

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

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Wild Venison Burgers

Pack size: 227g
Batch code
12318
Use by
13 May 2018

The latest affected use-by date was 13 May 2018, 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 wheat or gluten, an allergy to soya, or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites to soya, sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites, or wheat (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:

Soya, sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites, and wheat (gluten)

This product contains soya, sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites, and wheat (gluten) making it a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, an allergy to soya, or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites.

Details from the notice

Yorkshire Game 17 Ltd is recalling Wild Venison Burgers because they contain soya, sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites, and wheat (gluten), which are not emphasised correctly on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, an allergy to soya, or a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide and/or sulphites. The product was sold in Asda stores.

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

What the business is doing

Yorkshire Game 17 Ltd 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 3rd recall involving Asda in the 12 months to 11 May 2018. All Asda 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.