CONSUMER ADVISORY

CONSUMERS CAUTIONED TO CHECK HERSHEY CHOCOLATE PRODUCTS FOR POSSIBLE RECALLED CODES

Related Alerts:
2007-06-27 | 2007-06-22 | 2007-06-15 | 2006-11-14 | 2006-11-12

OTTAWA, June 15, 2007 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Hershey Canada are advising the public that certain Hershey chocolate products previously recalled on November 12, 2006, may have been recently distributed to retail outlets.

Consumers are advised to check their Hershey products to ensure they do not bear codes that begin with numbers ranging from 6417 to 6455 inclusive.

Various Hershey chocolate products manufactured by Hershey Canada Inc. bearing codes beginning with numbers ranging from 6417 to 6455 inclusive were recalled for possible Salmonella contamination on November 12, 2006. For a completed list of recalled products associated with the affected codes see the CFIA website at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/recarapp/2006/20061112e.shtml.

On Tuesday, June 12, 2007, Toronto Police arrested two men in Toronto in possession of recalled Hershey's chocolate products. As a result of a consumer complaint, on June 15, 2007 a number of Hershey chocolate products were discovered for sale at a retail store in Lindsay, Ontario. The Police investigation into the matter is continuing and it is unclear at this time if the two incidents are related.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with this bacteria may cause salmonellosis, a foodborne illness. In young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems, salmonellosis may cause serious and sometimes deadly infections. In otherwise healthy people, salmonellosis may cause short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

For more information, consumers and industry can call one of the following numbers:

Hershey's Consumer Relations at 1-800-468-1714.

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 Salmonella, visit the Food Facts web page at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/causee.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: 

Kirk Saville
The Hershey Company
(717) 534-7838