EXPANDED ALLERGY ALERT

UNDECLARED MILK IN VARIOUS BRANDS OF GARLIC SAUSAGE MADE AT ESTABLISHMENT 69B

Related Alerts: 2010-08-13 | 2010-08-12 | 2010-08-10

OTTAWA, August 12, 2010 – The public warning issued on August 10, 2010 has been expanded to include additional distribution.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Maple Leaf Consumer Foods are warning people with allergies to milk not to consume the garlic sausage products described below. The affected products contain milk which is not declared on the label.

The following products, bearing EST 69B, are affected by this alert:

Product	Weight	UPC	Best Before Dates
Country Morning Garlic Sausage Ring	1 kg	0 57316 08493 4	10 SE 03 10 SE 10 10 SE 14 10 SE 15
Olympic Fine Meats Ukrainian Garlic Sausage	Weights ranging between 1 kg and 1.5 kg	Various	10 AU 27 10 AU 28 10 SE 08 10 SE 09 10 SE 17 10 SE 29 10 OC 09
Olympic Fine Meats Ukrainian Garlic Sausage	Various – sold at deli counters	None	Sold up to and including August 10, 2010

These ready-to-eat cooked meat products may have been sold pre-packaged under the brands listed above. They may also have been sold at deli counters and the original brand or exact product name may not have been transferred to the consumer packages. Persons who may have purchased these products and do not know the original brand and/or product name are advised to check with their retailer or supplier to determine if they have the affected product.

These products have been distributed in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Kenora, Ontario and Moose Factory, Ontario. However, they may have been distributed elsewhere in Ontario.

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

Consumption of these products may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction in persons with allergies to milk.

The manufacturer, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, Mississauga, ON 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:

Maple Leaf Consumer Foods at 1-800-568-5801; 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).

For information on milk, one of the nine most common food allergens, visit the Food Allergens web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/allerg/allerge.shtml.

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:

Maple Leaf Consumer Foods
416-926-2020

CFIA Media Relations
613-773-6600