The Food Standards Agency issued an allergy alert this week, after being notified that some prawn cracker products contain gluten that is not listed on the label.
The products affected are:
- Spar Prawn Crackers, 50g
- Spar Spicy Crackers, 50g
- Co-op Prawn Crackers, 80g
- Asda Prawn Crackers, 25g, 45g and 70g
- Asda Thai Crackers, 25g and 45g
- Sainsbury’s Prawn Crackers 80g
- Sainsbury’s Food to Go Prawn Crackers 80g
- Tesco Prawn Crackers, 40g and 60g
- Red Mill Prawn Crackers, 70g
The batches affected are:
- Spar: All best before dates, all batches
- Co-op: All best before dates, all batches
- Asda: All best before dates
- Sainsbury’s: All best before dates, all batches
- Tesco: All best before dates, all batches
- Red Mill: Best before dates 05 May 07, 12 May 07, 19 May 07, 26 May 07, 02 Jun 07 and 9 Jun 07
We don’t like prawn crackers, so aren’t affected – but if you have some of these at home, I suggest you take them back to the shop and ask for a refund. Don’t eat them!
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