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Health Hazard Alert - Certain Fromagerie Bergeron brand cheese products May Contain Harmful Pieces of Metal Wire
Ottawa, May 4, 2012 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Fromagerie Bergeron Inc. are warning the public not to consume the cheese products described below because they may contain harmful pieces of metal wire.
There have been no reported injuries associated with the consumption of these products.
The manufacturer, Fromagerie Bergeron Inc., Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Quebec, 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:
Fromagerie Bergeron Inc. at 418-886-2234; or
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).
Affected products
Brand Name
Common Name
Size
Codes(s) on Product
UPC
Additional Info
Fromagerie Bergeron
Brins de Gouda
100 g
12-0687
0 62036 02060 5
Best Before date: 2012 MA 18
Fromagerie Bergeron
Brins de Gouda
180 g
12-0687
0 62036 02060 5
Best Before date: 2012 MA 18
Fromagerie Bergeron
Brins de Gouda
230 g
12-0687
0 62036 10230 1
Best Before date: 2012 MA 18
Fromagerie Bergeron
Brins de Gouda
260 g
12-0687
0 62036 02065 0
Best Before date: 2012 MA 18
Fromagerie Bergeron
Brins de Gouda
300 g
12-0687
0 62036 10300 1
Best Before date: 2012 MA 18
Fromagerie Bergeron
Brins de Gouda
500 g
12-0687
0 62036 20050 6
Best Before date: 2012 MA 18
Fromagerie Bergeron
Le Populaire
335 g
12-687
0 62036 20335 0
Best Before date: 2012 AU 03
More information
For more information, consumers and industry can call one of the following numbers:
Fromagerie Bergeron Inc. at 418-886-2234; or
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).
