OTTAWA, March 9, 2007 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and
Jack’s Foods are warning people with allergies to egg, milk and soy
proteins not to consume Jack’s brand sandwich products described below.
The affected products contain egg, milk and soy proteins which are not declared
on the label.
All " Best Before" codes are affected by this alert:
Product
UPC
Undeclared Allergen
Large Assorted
0 625327 000018
Egg and Soy
Small Assorted
0 625327 000023
Egg and Soy
Deluxe Sub
0 625327 000047
Egg and Soy
Large Beef ‘N Cheese
0 625327 000061
Egg and Soy
Turkey Bacon
0 625327 000092
Egg and Soy
Combo Sub
0 625327 000115
Egg and Soy
Small Beef ‘N Cheese
0 625327 000030
Egg and Soy
Ham and Cheese
0 625327 000313
Egg
Meaty "Real Good"
0 625327 000153
Egg and Soy
Bologna Sandwich
0 625327 000221
Egg, Milk and Soy
Ham & Cheese
0 625327 000559
Egg
Beef Sandwich
0 625327 000568
Egg, Milk and Soy
Chicken Burger
0 625327 001754
Egg and Soy
The affected products have been distributed in Prince Edward Island.
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, milk and soy proteins.
The manufacturer, Jack’s Foods, Tyne Valley, Prince Edward Island, 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:
Jack’s Foods at 1-902-439-4323.
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 Eggs, Milk and Soy, three of the nine most common food
allergens, visit the
Food Allergens web page at
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:
Garfield Balsom (English)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Food Recall and Emergency Response
613-760-4232
Linda Leblanc (French)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Food Recall and Emergency Response
613-760-4112
Fact Sheet: Eggs -
One of the nine most common food allergens
Fact Sheet: Milk - One of the nine most common food allergens
Fact Sheet: Soy - One of the nine most common food allergens
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