Product details
Product name: Co-Op Loved by Us Chicken and Chorizo Paella.
Brand: The Co-operative
'Use by' date: 6 November 2015
Pack size: 380g
Risk
Allergen: gluten (wheat) and prawns
The product contains wheat and prawns, which are not mentioned on the product label, making the product a possible health risk for anyone with an intolerance to gluten (wheat) and/or an allergy to prawns.
Our advice to consumers
If you have bought the above product and have an intolerance to gluten (wheat) and/or an allergy prawns, do not eat it. Instead, contact The Co-operative Customer Relations Team on freephone 0800 0686 727 for a full refund.
Action taken by the company
The company has withdrawn the above product. Point-of-sale notices will be displayed in stores that were selling the affected product. The Co-operative will be contacting the relevant allergy support organisations, which will tell their members about the withdrawal.
No other Co-operative products are known to be affected.
About allergy alerts
Sometimes there will be a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold. Then it might be 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'recalled' (when customers are asked to return the product). Sometimes foods have to be withdrawn or recalled if there is a risk to consumers because the allergy labelling is missing or incorrect or if there is any other food allergy risk. When there is a food allergy risk, the FSA will issue an Allergy Alert.
