Sainsbury’s recalls various pesto products because of undeclared peanuts
Published by Food Standards Agency (FSA): · Ref. FSA-AA-02-2020
Reason for the recall
Peanuts These products may contain peanuts making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
- Peanuts
- These products may contain peanuts making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
ReasonPeanuts These products may contain peanuts making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
BrandSainsbury’s
Batch number(s)All batch codes
Barcodenot stated
Product
by Sainsbury’s Green Pesto, by Sainsbury’s Lighter Green Pesto, by Sainsbury’s Chilli Pesto, by Sainsbury’s Red Pesto, by Sainsbury’s Spinach & Ricotta Pesto
- Brand
- Sainsbury’s
- Batch number(s)
- All batch codes
- Category
- Allergy alert
- Sainsbury’s is recalling various pesto products listed below because they may contain peanuts, which are not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts.
- by Sainsbury’s Green Pesto (190g) — Batch: All batch codes
- by Sainsbury’s Lighter Green Pesto (190g) — Batch: All batch codes
- by Sainsbury’s Chilli Pesto (190g) — Batch: All batch codes
- by Sainsbury’s Red Pesto (190g) — Batch: All batch codes
- by Sainsbury’s Spinach & Ricotta Pesto (190g) — Batch: All batch codes
What to do
- Sainsbury’s is recalling the above products from customers and has contacted the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. Sainsbury’s have issued point-of-sale notice to their customers. This notice explains to customers why the products are being recalled and tell them what to do if they have bought the products. Please see the attached notice.
- If you have bought any of the above products and have an allergy to peanuts, do not eat them. Instead, return them to the store from where they were bought for a full refund.
Source: Food Standards Agency — food alerts — Food Standards Agency (FSA)
Source: Food Standards Agency. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above presents the official data in the original language — the notice published by the authority is authoritative.
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