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This archive of previously issued food recalls and allergy alerts is provided for reference and research purposes.
Users should note that the products listed in the archive have been subject to removal from the marketplace or appropriate corrective action. Food recalls or allergy alerts are not an indication of the food safety status of products produced at a later date.
The following alert was transmitted by Slim-Fast® to the news media on February 13, 2009
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DATE: February 13th, 2009
Slim-Fast® Conducts Nationwide Recall Of One Slim-Fast Meal Replacement Bar Product
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Media Contact:
Sean McPhee
416-214-1232
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 13th, 2009, Toronto, ON - Slim-Fast® is recalling one Slim-Fast Meal Replacement bar product because it may contain peanuts that are being recalled by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). The peanut recall was ordered by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) on February 12, 2009, as a result of unsanitary conditions at the PCA Plainview, Texas, facility, which could have compromised the peanuts.
The Slimfast product recall consists of:
Product Name and Description: Slim-Fast Optima® Milk Chocolatey Peanut Meal Replacement Bar - sold in paperboard boxes, 6 bars per box, 60 g each, with various best-if-used by dates.
The UPC code is located on the bottom of the box: UPC: 68400 16215
Consumers who have any of the product are asked to discard it and call 1-877-270-7397, which is operational 24 hours a day, for information on the recall. In addition, a consumer services representative is available between the hours of 8:30 AM and 6:00 PM EST.
No other Slim-Fast products are affected by this recall. Slim-Fast is a Unilever product.
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The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.
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 Salmonella, visit the Food Facts web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/salmonellae.shtml.
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Media Inquiries:
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Office of Food Safety and Recall
613-760-4232
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Office of Food Safety and Recall
613-760-4112
Additional information
- Fact Sheet: Salmonella Food Safety Facts
