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Walkers sharing box recalled after wheat was left off the outer label

Walkers sharing box recalled after wheat was left off the outer label

A specific batch of the Walkers Variety Snacks Sharing Box is being recalled across England, Scotland and Wales because its outer packaging does not declare wheat contained in one of the products inside. The recall concerns people with an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, or with coeliac disease.

The affected product is the 655g sharing box containing six packs, with batch code 107543 and a best-before date of 21 November 2026. These identifiers define the box covered by the recall. The action does not extend to all Walkers snacks or to every product sold under the Monster Munch name.

Wheat missing from the outer label

The labelling issue relates to the Monster Munch Giants Roast Beef 85g pack included in the box. That product contains wheat, but wheat is not declared on the outer packaging of the affected sharing box. The individual packs inside are correctly labelled; the omission is on the box containing them.

This distinction is central to the recall. The problem is not that wheat has been identified as an unexpected contaminant in the snacks. It is that the outside of the sharing box does not declare wheat present in one of its contents, leaving the outer label incomplete for those who need that information.

For someone with a wheat or gluten allergy or intolerance, or with coeliac disease, that missing declaration is relevant to whether the product is suitable to eat. The stated risk is specific to those groups. The recall does not describe a general contamination problem affecting everyone who might eat the snacks.

The batch covered by the recall

The recall, announced on 30 October 2026, covers England, Scotland and Wales. Its scope is tied to the combination of the product name, 655g size, batch code 107543 and best-before date of 21 November 2026. The date alone is not the full product identification given for the affected box.

The six-pack format is also part of the product description. Although the issue concerns one included 85g pack, the recalled item is the Walkers Variety Snacks Sharing Box carrying the specified batch details. It would therefore be inaccurate to describe the action simply as a recall of all roast beef Monster Munch packs.

The correctly labelled individual bags and the incomplete outer box are separate parts of the same packaging issue. Information on an individual pack does not change the fact that the outer packaging of this batch leaves wheat undeclared. The recall addresses that omission on the sharing box rather than an omission on each bag.

Advice for affected consumers

Official advice is that people with an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, or with coeliac disease, should not eat the affected product. Those consumers can contact consumer care for a refund. The advice relates to the identified sharing box and the dietary risk arising from the undeclared wheat.

A point-of-sale notice has also been issued as part of the recall. The action remains limited to the named product, batch and best-before date. It is not a wider warning against the brand’s range, and the presence of a Monster Munch pack inside does not make every Monster Munch product subject to recall.

The key distinction is between the contents and the information provided outside: wheat is contained in the included Monster Munch Giants Roast Beef pack, while the affected sharing box fails to declare it. The recall and refund advice address that specific mismatch.

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