OTTAWA, August 1, 2006 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is
warning people with allergies to peanuts not to consume Misbis brand chocolate
and confectionery products described below. The affected products may contain
peanut protein which is not declared on the label.
All codes and lots of the following Misbis products are affected by this
alert:
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Label Description
Product Description
Size
UPC
1
"Dinastia, Punjena secerna tabla sa mlecnom aromom tejtala"
Milk bar
85 g
8 691901 112040
2
"Dinastia, Punjena secerna tabla sa lesnikovom aromom
mogyoros csokolade"
Hazelnut bar
85 g
8 691901 112095
3
Nice Rice Crispy Tablet
Chocolate Coated Crisped Rice
55 g
8 691900 144271
4
Fred, Cappuccino
Coated Wafer
32 g
8 691901 012197
5
Fred, Dark
Coated Wafer
32 g
8 691901 012692
6
Jupiter, Hazelnut Cream
Coated Wafer
20 g
8 691901 011985
7
Kinos, Compound Chocolate
Egg, Toys Present
32 g
8 691901 010667
8
Mis-Take
Coated Wafer
21 g
8 691901 010902
9
Bisella, Cacao Cream with Hazelnut
Spread
10 g/cup
9011 1877
10
Bisella, Hazelnut Cream with Cacao
Spread
350g
8 691901 011916
These products imported from Turkey have been distributed in Quebec and
Ontario.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of
these products.
Consumption of these products may cause a serious or life-threatening
reaction in persons with allergies to peanut protein.
The importer is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the
marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.
For more information, consumers and industry can call the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).
For information on peanut, one of the nine most common food allergens, visit
the Food Allergens
web page at
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/allerg/allerge.shtml.
For information on receiving recalls by electronic mail, or for other food
safety facts, visit our web site at
www.inspection.gc.ca.
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Media enquiries:
Davendra Sharma (English)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Office of Food Safety and Recall
613-755-2890
Linda LeBlanc (French)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Office of Food Safety and Recall
613-760-4112
Fact Sheet: Peanuts - One of the nine most common food allergens
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