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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-59-2019

Yorkshire Provender recalls Rustic Vegetable Broth because of incorrect 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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Yorkshire Provender Rustic Vegetable Broth with Kale, Lentils & Quinoa

Pack size: 600g
Use by
8 July 2019

The latest affected use-by date was 8 July 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 full 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 anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Details from the notice

Yorkshire Provender is recalling its Rustic Vegetable Broth with Kale, Lentils & Quinoa because a packaging error has occurred. The pot contains a Pea Soup containing milk which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents. The label also mentions that the product is suitable for vegans. The Pea Soup is not suitable for vegans due to the milk content.

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

What the business is doing

Yorkshire Provender 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.

How this recall compares

  • This is the 2nd recall or allergy alert naming Yorkshire Provender since 2018 (2 in total).
  • 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.