ALLERGY ALERT
UNDECLARED MILK PROTEIN IN ANNA’S BISCUITS AND
COOKIES
OTTAWA, November 8, 2007 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and
Anna’s of North America, Calgary Ltd. are
warning people with allergies to milk proteins not to consume Anna’s
Biscuits and Cookies described below. The affected products contain milk
protein which is not declared on the label.
The following Anna’s Biscuits and Cookies are affected by this
alert:
| Product Name |
Size |
UPC |
Best Before Date |
| Anna’s Orange Thins - Swedish Biscuits with Orange |
150 g |
0 54358 11826 9 |
15/05/08 up to and including 10/12/08 |
| Anna’s Orange Flavored Thins - Orange Flavoured
Cookies |
150 g |
0 54358 11826 9 |
15/05/08 up to and including 10/12/08 |
| Anna’s Cappuccino Thins - Swedish Biscuits |
150 g |
0 54358 12338 6 |
15/05/08 up to and including 10/12/08 |
| Anna’s Cappuccino Flavored Thins - Coffee Flavoured
Cookies |
150 g |
0 54358 12338 6 |
15/05/08 up to and including 10/12/08 |
| Anna’s Lemon Flavored Thins - Lemon Flavored Cookies |
150 g |
0 54358 11927 3 |
15/05/08 up to and including 10/12/08 |
| Anna’s Ginger Thins - Classic Ginger Cookies |
150 g |
0 54358 11126 0 |
15/05/08 up to and including 10/12/08 |
| Anna’s Almond Cinnamon Thins - Traditional Almond Cinnamon
Cookies |
150 g |
0 54358 11626 5 |
15/05/08 up to and including 10/12/08 |
| Anna’s Chocolate Mint Thins - Chocolate Mint Flavoured
Cookies |
150 g |
0 54358 11876 4 |
15/05/08 up to and including 10/12/08 |
These products have been distributed nationally.
There has been one reported illness 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 proteins.
Anna’s of North America, Calgary Ltd.,
High River (Alberta) 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 one of the following
numbers:
Anna’s of North America, Calgary Ltd.
Mike Bannister
403-601-4922
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 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:
Garfield Balsom (English)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Food Recall and Emergency Response
613-760-4232 |
Linda LeBlanc (French)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Food Recall and Emergency Response
613-760-4112 |
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