Consumer Advisory - Canadian Consumers Cautioned to Inspect Powdered Infant Formula Cans

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OTTAWA, May 3, 2007 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Abbott
Nutrition are advising the public that an unauthorized distributor has supplied
pharmacies and retailers in the Montreal area with 900-gram Similac Advance
Step 2 powdered infant formula cans bearing a false, over-stickered lot number
and expiration date.
Abbott applies the expiration date and lot number information directly onto
the bottom of its cans in ink - and does not use stickers for this purpose
(please see pictures below).
Correctly labelled product
Incorrectly labelled product
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of the
product involved in this action. Correctly labelled Similac Advance Step 2 has
not been affected - nor has any other Abbott Nutrition product.
Abbott is working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and law
enforcement authorities, as well as its retail and pharmacy customers, to
identify the over-stickered product and remove it from the market.
Consumers using Similac Advance Step 2 powdered infant formula should
inspect the bottom of the cans to see if they have been over-stickered If a
consumer finds that they have purchased an over-stickered product, please
contact Abbott Consumer Relations for return information at 1-800-699-9948.
For additional information, contact Abbott Consumer Relations at
1-800-699-9948 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday).
Or 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).
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Media enquiries:
Abbott Nutrition
Sylvie Légaré
514 832-7175

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
The Food Recalls and Allergy Alerts archives all list postings at:
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/recarapp/recaltoce.shtml
You can join or leave a variety of e-mail lists managed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency using the on-line form found at:
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/tools/listserv/listsube.shtml

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