Allergen Recall: M&S Gluten Free Scotch Eggs

M&S Gluten Free Scotch Eggs

Marks and Spencer's Gluten Free Scotch Eggs contain gluten

It feels like the ultimate in betrayal - a product specially marketed to those with health problems and allergies caused by gluten, to then actually contain gluten, and then not even declare it...

For the dates of the recalled products, click 'see more' and scroll to the bottom.

The 14 Allergens

From 13 December 2014, all food businesses need to provide information about allergenic ingredients used in foods sold or provided by them. There are 14 major allergens which need to be declared. These are:

Cereals containing gluten (the presence of wheat (such as spelt and Khorasan), rye, barley, oats and their hybridized strains need to be declared)

Crustaceans
Eggs, including hen, duck, goose, ostrich etc

Fish

Soybeans and soya derivatives

Milk, including cows, goats, sheep etc

Tree Nuts (almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, Brazil nuts, pistachio nuts and macadamia nuts (also known as Queensland nut))

Peanuts

Celery (including celery leaves, seeds and celeriac)

Mustard

Sesame

Sulphur dioxide or sulphites (where this has been added to a food product and is above 10mg/kg in the finished product. Often found in dried fruit and wine)

Lupin

Molluscs

Gluten Allergies

If you'd like to know more about how gluten allergies can affect a person, click here.

The 14 Allergens

If you'd like to know more about the 14 allergens recognised under UK/EU law, click here.

Marks & Spencer 2 Gluten Free Scotch Eggs

Product	Pack Size	Use By	Batch Codes	Allergen
Marks & Spencer 2 Gluten Free Scotch Eggs	2 pack (227g)	All date codes up to, and including 29 January 2018	All batch codes	Gluten

To read the Food Standards Agency's recall notice, click here. To read M&S's recall notice on the FSA's website, click here. We could not not find any mention of the recall on M&S's own website, despite extensive searches.

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Gluten

The English word gluten comes from the Latin word gluten, and means glue. Gluten is the substance that gives elasticity to dough, helping it to rise and maintain its shape. Gluten is found in wheat (and wheat products), rye, barley and couscous. Oats contain a protein that is similar to gluten.

Gluten Allergy

An immediate allergy is caused by the body producing IgE antibodies to the gluten proteins found those grains. It is more common in children, though adults can have it as well. Symptoms can occur within minutes or up to 2 hours after eating the gluten containing product and include rhinitis, asthma, hives (urticaria), swelling (angio-oedema) or anaphylaxis. Vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and a flare up of eczema can also occur.

Anaphylaxis

Some people can have a serious immediate allergic reaction if they exercise after eating a gluten containing product. These allergic reactions can be severe, and lead to anaphylaxis, a life threatening condition.

Delayed Reaction

A delayed reaction to gluten does not involve those IgE antibodies and can occur between several hours and several days to take effect. Symptoms include diarrhoea or worsening of excema.

The 14 Allergens

There are 14 major allergens that need to be clearly highlighted on the packaging of any food that contains it. If the allergen is sold in a different way, for instance as loose foods or cooked into a meal, information on what contains any of these 14 allergens must be easily available.

The 14 recognised food allergens in the UK

The Law

From December 13, 2014, all food businesses have to provide this information on these 14 allergens, wherever they might be present in foods.
To read and/or download the EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation Allergen Provisions, click here.
Additional guidance given by the Food Standards Agency can be found here.
Guidance on Food Allergen Management for Food Manufacturers can be found here.
The Food Standards Agency also has a specific leaflet to help with allergen information for loose foods.
They also provide other information, including a handy allergen chart for caterers.

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