OTTAWA, March 14, 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-Seiko. The affected products contain egg, fish, milk, sesame, soy and
wheat which are not declared on the label.
All codes of the following products 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
Milk, Wheat and 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 and 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 and Shrimp
The affected products have been distributed in British Columbia. 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 importer, NTC Industrial Co. Inc, Richmond, British Columbia , 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 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 Lacousière
(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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