HEALTH HAZARD ALERT

CERTAIN KIRKLAND SIGNATURE BRAND COOKIES MAY CONTAIN PIECES OF METAL

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OTTAWA, August 10, 2010 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. are warning the public not to consume the Kirkland Signature brand cookies described below as these products may contain pieces of metal.

The following Kirkland Signature brand cookies, sold in packages of 1.1 kg (24 cookies) and purchased between July 26 and August 7, 2010 are affected by this alert:

Brand	Product	UPC	Pack on dates
Kirkland Signature	Chocolate Lover’s Cookie Pack - Item # 169327	0 00001 69327 0	21/JL/10 to 07/AU/10 inclusive
Kirkland Signature	Chocolate Chunk Cookies - Item # 237361	0 00002 37361 4	21/JL/10 to 07/AU/10 inclusive

There have been no reported injuries associated with these products.

These products were sold through Costco Wholesale stores nationally.

Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd, Ottawa, Ontario, is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. Costco Canada is in the process of contacting all members, who purchased these products, by phone. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

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

Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. at 1-800-463-3783 (9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern 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 all food recalls, visit the CFIA’s Food Recall Report at: http://active.inspection.gc.ca/eng/corp/recarapp_dbe.asp.

To find out more about receiving recalls by e-mail, and other food safety facts, visit: www.foodsafety.gc.ca. Food and consumer product recalls are also available at http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca.

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Media enquiries:

CFIA Media Relations
613-773-6600

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