OTTAWA, March 27, 2007 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is
warning people with allergies to egg, fish, milk, sesame, soy and wheat proteins
not to consume certain rice cracker products manufactured in Japan by
Sanko-Seika. The affected products contain egg, fish, milk, sesame, soy and
wheat which may not be declared on the label.
All packages of the following products which do not properly declare the
presence of allergens on the label are affected by this alert:
Product Name
Size
UPC
Undeclared Allergen
Rice Cracker
95 g
4 901626 064109
Sesame, Milk and Egg
Rice Cracker
105g
4 901626 055046
Fish, Milk, Wheat, Soy
Rice Cracker Bag
184g
4 901626 012254
Fish
Rice Cracker with Peanuts
150g
4 901626 041506
Sesame
Rice Cracker and Peanut
180g
4 901626 040400
Fish
Rice Cracker and Peanut
300g
4 901626 042152
Milk, Egg, Fish, Shrimp
Rice Cracker
132g
4 901626 030203
Wheat and Soy
Rice Cracker
175g
4 901626 055008
Milk, Wheat and Soy
Rice Cracker
250g
4 901626 011059
Milk, Egg, Wheat, Shrimp
Sesame Rice Cracker
95g
4 901626 037837
Fish
Rice Cracker
105g
4 901626 037509
Fish
Assorted Rice Cracker
95 or 106g
4 901626 015408
Wheat
Rice Cracker Bag
300g
4 901626 085906
Fish
The affected products are known to have been distributed in British Columbia
and may have been distributed elsewhere. 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 egg, fish, milk, sesame, soy and wheat
proteins.
The CFIA is working with importers of
rice crackers manufactured by Sanko-Seika, Japan to have the affected products
removed from the market place.
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 egg, fish, milk, sesame, soy and wheat, six of the nine
most common food allergens, visit the Food Allergens web page at
www.inspection.gc.cahttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/allerg/allerge.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:
Davendra Sharma (English)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Food Recall and Emergency Response
613-755-2890
Julie Lacoursière (French)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Food Recall and Emergency Response
613-760-4044
Fact Sheet: Eggs -
One of the nine most common food allergens
Fact Sheet: Fish - One of the nine most common food allergens
Fact Sheet: Milk - One of the nine most common food allergens
Fact Sheet: Sesame seeds - One of the nine most common food allergens
Fact Sheet: Soy - One of the nine most common food allergens
Fact Sheet:Wheat - One of the nine most common food allergens
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