The following notice has been issued by the Food Standards Agency.
Heron Foods recalls two Milka bar products because the allergens are not labelled in English.
This means the products are a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to almonds and/or hazelnuts and other nuts, and/or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat and/or gluten and/or milk or milk constituents. Please refer to the table below for further details.
Product details
Milka Daim Bar
Pack size: 100 g
Best-before date: 30 October 2021
Milka Yoghurt Bar
Pack size: 100 g
Best-before date: 01 February 2022
Allergens (both products): gluten (wheat), milk, nuts (almond, hazelnut), soya
Risk statement
These products contain milk, soya and nuts (almonds, hazelnuts), making them a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya, and/ or nuts, and/or an allergy or intolerance milk or milk constituents.
They may also contain wheat (gluten) and other nuts. This makes it a risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to wheat and/or an allergy to nuts.
Action taken by the company
Heron Foods are recalling the above products from customers and have 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.
Allergy alert - Heron Foods Milka bar products
Our advice to consumers
If you have bought any of the above products and have an allergy to nuts, and/or soya, and/or an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, and/or milk or milk constituent, please return it to where it was purchased for a full refund.
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