ALLERGY ALERT
UNDECLARED MILK IN LIVERWURST MADE BY TONY’S MEATS,
ANTIGONISH, NS
OTTAWA, September 26, 2007 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and
Tony’s Meats are warning people with allergies to milk protein not to
consume Tony’s Liverwurst products described below. These products
contain milk protein that is not declared on the label.
Tony’s Fine Liverwurst and Mushroom & Onion Liverwurst, sold in
approximately 300g size packages with Best Before 07
OC 04, are affected by this alert.
These products were sold only in Nova Scotia.
The manufacturer, Tony’s Meats, Antigonish, Nova Scotia is voluntarily
recalling them from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the
effectiveness of the recall.
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 milk.
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 milk, one of the nine most common food allergens, visit
the Food Allergens web
page at
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/allerg/allerge.shtml.
For information on receiving recalls by e-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
Food Recall and Emergency Response
613-755-2890 |
Jean Louis Michaud (French)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Operations Coordination - Quebec Area
1-866-806-4115 |
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