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Allergy alert Published FSA-AA-33-2020

Young’s Seafood recalls Simply Breaded Fish Fillets because of undeclared milk

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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Youngs Simply Breaded 2 Extra Large Fish Fillets

Pack size: 300g

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Batch code
AC L 0097, AB L0114, AB L 0116
Best before
end date: October 2021

The latest affected best-before date was October 2021, 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 contact Young’s Seafood care line on 0800 496 8647 or email [email protected] to arrange 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 anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents.

Details from the notice

Young’s Seafood is recalling Young’s Simply Breaded 2 Extra Large Fish Fillets because they contain 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.

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

What the business is doing

Young’s Seafood 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 1st recall or allergy alert naming Young's Seafood 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.