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OTTAWA, March 1, 2006 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Cadbury Adams Canada Inc., are warning the public not to consume 39 g Cadbury Caramilk, Caramilk Maple and Caramilk Café chocolate eggs described below because these may contain pieces of hard plastic.
The following Cadbury chocolate eggs are affected by this alert:
| Chocolate Egg | Size/Weight | UPC |
| Caramilk | 39 g | 0 615712 4 |
| Caramilk Maple | 39 g | 0 615882 2 |
| Caramilk Café | 39 g | 0 615892 9 |
| 3 Eggs Caramilk | 3 x 39 g | 0 61200 05431 6 |
| 6 Eggs Multi pack | 6 x 39 g | 0 61200 00581 3 |
| 12 Eggs Multi pack | 12 x 39 g | 0 61200 21134 4 |
These products are individually wrapped in a foil. These eggs are sold in singles as well as in multi packs containing three, six or twelve eggs with or without other flavours. Only the Caramilk chocolate eggs described above are affected. These chocolate eggs have been distributed nationally.
Consumption of these products may result in an injury. There has been one reported injury associated with the consumption of these products.
The manufacturer, Cadbury Adams Canada Inc., Toronto, Ontario 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:
Cadbury Adams Consumer Relations Line 1 866 782-3267 (9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday to Friday).
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 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:
| Cadbury Adams Canada Inc. Luisa Girotto 416-590-5676 |
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| 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 |