UPDATE- HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - ADDITIONAL HONEY PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN NITROFURANS

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OTTAWA, April 8, 2004 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume additional honey products described below because these products may contain nitrofurans.Nitrofurans are antimicrobial drugs which are banned for use in Canada in food producing animals. Consumption of foods contaminated with nitrofurans may pose a human health risk related to the inherent toxicity of the drug and the potential to cause allergies. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.The following products (listed alphabetically) are affected by this alert. see: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/recarapp/2004/20040408be.shtmlThe CFIA is continuing its investigation in cooperation with the various companies to identify and recall the affected products from the marketplace.The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.The previous alert and a complete up to date list of affected products can be viewed at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/recarapp/2004/20040406e.shtml.For more information, consumers and industry can call the CFIA at1-800- 442-2342. 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local 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.- 30 -Media enquiries:Davendra Sharma (English)Canadian Food Inspection AgencyOffice of Food Safety and Recall(613) 755-2890Linda Leblanc (French)Canadian Food Inspection AgencyOffice of Food Safety and Recall(613) 760-4112

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