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Tesco recalls Finest Crab & Chilli Linguine due to undeclared milk and egg

Tesco is recalling its Finest Crab & Chilli Linguine because it has been mis-packed with Tesco’s Finest Spaghetti Carbonara, which means that milk and egg are not declared on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents and/or to egg. The product also contains pork which is not declared on the label.

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Allergy alert - UK

Krunchi Foods recalls three cake rusk products due to incorrect allergen labelling

Krunchi Foods is recalling three cake rusk products because they contain egg, wheat and milk which are not correctly declared on the labels. This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat, gluten, milk, milk constituents and/or egg.

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Allergy alert - Scotland

Co-op recalls Co-op Irresistible Scottish Breaded Ham due to incorrect allergen labelling

Co-op is recalling Co-op Irresistible Scottish Breaded Ham because it contains wheat (gluten) which is not mentioned on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten.

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Food Standards Scotland statement on the release of the Dunsyre Blue E. coli O157 Incident Management Team report

Food Standards Scotland, as a member of the Incident Management Team involved in producing the report issued by Health Protection Scotland today (29 March), fully supports the report’s findings.

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Food alert - UK

Marks and Spencer recalls Chicken and Vegetable Soup following possible chemical contamination

Marks and Spencer is recalling its Chicken and Vegetable Soup 600g as a precautionary measure because of a taint caused by possible chemical contamination.

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