Co-op recalls five soup products because of undeclared mustard
Published by Food Standards Agency (FSA): · Ref. FSA-AA-23-2019
Reason for the recall
Mustard These products contain mustard making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard.
- Mustard
- These products contain mustard making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard.
ReasonMustard These products contain mustard making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard.
BrandCo-op
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Co-op Chicken & Vegetable Broth, Co-op Chicken & Vegetable Broth, Co-op Chunky Vegetable Soup, Co-op Chunky Vegetable Soup, Co-op Irresistible Tomato & Lentil Soup
- Brand
- Co-op
- Category
- Allergy alert
- Co-op is recalling five soup products because they contain mustard which is not mentioned on the label. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to mustard.
- Co-op Chicken & Vegetable Broth (400g) — Use by: 3 March 2019, 9 March 2019, 16 March 2019, 26 March 2019
- Co-op Chicken & Vegetable Broth (600g) — Use by: 3 March 2019, 9 March 2019, 11 March 2019, 16 March 2019, 17 March 2019, 18 March 2019, 19 March 2019, 22 March 2019, 24 March 2019, 26 March 2019
- Co-op Chunky Vegetable Soup (400g) — Use by: 8 March 2019, 11 March 2019, 16 March 2019, 19 March 2019, 30 March 2019
- Co-op Chunky Vegetable Soup (600g) — Use by: 2 March 2019, 8 March 2019, 11 March 2019, 16 March 2019, 19 March 2019, 26 March 2019, 30 March 2019
- Co-op Irresistible Tomato & Lentil Soup (600g) — Use by: 3 March 2019, 9 March 2019, 12 March 2019, 17 March 2019, 23 March 2019, 26 March 2019
What to do
- Co-op is recalling the above products from customers and has contacted the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the recall. The company has also issued point-of-sale notices 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 product. Please see the attached notices.
- If you have bought the any of the above products and have an allergy to mustard, do not eat them. Instead return to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
Source: Food Standards Agency — food alerts — Food Standards Agency (FSA)
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