Walkers urgently recalls snack from supermarket shelves and issues health warning

Walkers has prompted a health warning for shoppers (Picture: Shutterstock/Richard M Lee)

Walkers has recalled a popular snack from supermarkets after discovering that some packaging failed to declare an allergen.

The recall affects the Walkers Variety Snacks Sharing Box, after packs of Monster Munch Giants Roast Beef were found to have wheat (gluten) missing from the outer packaging.

PepsiCo, which owns Walkers, said the individual bags inside the box are correctly labelled, but the sharing box itself does not list the allergen.

Customers with an allergy or intolerance to wheat or gluten, or coeliac disease, have been warned not to eat ...