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Lay's at Home Bargains: crisps with two allergens no label named
Sour Cream & Dill 125 g packs carry undeclared milk and wheat — FSA allergy alert 1 Aug 2026. Every best-before to 31 Oct; return for a full refund.
ASR Solutions · 2026-08-01
What happened
ASR Solutions Ltd recalled Lay's Sour Cream & Dill Crisps 125 g — sold at Home Bargains stores across the UK — over undeclared milk and wheat (gluten), an FSA Allergy Alert issued August 1, 2026. All best-before dates up to and including 31 October 2026 are affected.
Do not eat; return to store for a full refund or contact support@home.bargains. Recall notices go up in-store.
A flavour named for cream, sold without the milk on the label — and the wheat hiding beside it.
Why it happened
- Undeclared milk and wheat in Sour Cream & Dill crisps — FSA alert 1 Aug 2026; all best-befores to 31 Oct; full refund
- The flavour is sour cream — the label omitted the very ingredient the name advertises
- The pack reached the UK through a discount channel — the labelling gap rode the import route
The lesson
When the flavour's name is the allergen, the label's omission is a trap with a marketing budget. The discount channel sold the gap between two labelling regimes.
Sources
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