Sainsbury's withdraws Strawberry Pencils due to a 'suitable for coeliacs' label on a product containing wheat gluten
Monday 27 April 2009
Allergens: Wheat gluten
Ref: T/2009
Product:
Strawberry Pencils
Risk:
All batch codes of the above product contain wheat gluten. A 'suitable for coeliacs' label is incorrectly present on the packaging. This makes the product a potential health risk for people who are allergic to or intolerant of wheat gluten.
Product identification:
Sainsbury’s Strawberry Pencils, 75g
Best before: all dates
Product code: all codes
Action taken by the Company:
The product has been distributed throughout Sainsbury’s supermarkets within the UK.
Sainsbury’s supermarkets have withdrawn all date codes of this product.
Point of sale notices will be displayed in Sainsbury’s stores to inform consumers. In addition, Sainsbury’s will contact the relevant allergy support organisations who will inform their at risk members of the withdrawal.
No other Sainsbury’s products are known to be affected.
Advice to consumers:
Customers with an allergy or intolerance to wheat gluten are advised not to eat this product.
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