Related Alerts: 2007-06-15
| 2006-11-14 | 2006-11-12
OTTAWA, June 15, 2007 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and
Hershey Canada are advising the public that certain Hershey chocolate products
previously recalled on November 12, 2006, may have been recently distributed to
retail outlets.
Consumers are advised to check their Hershey products to ensure they do not
bear codes that begin with numbers ranging from 6417 to 6455 inclusive.
Various Hershey chocolate products manufactured by Hershey Canada Inc. bearing codes beginnning with numbers ranging
from 6417 to 6455 inclusive were recalled for possible Salmonella contamination on November 12, 2006. For a
completed list of recalled products associated with the affected codes see the CFIA website at
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/recarapp/2006/20061112e.shtml.
On Tuesday, June 12, 2007, Toronto Police arrested two men in Toronto in
possession of recalled Hershey’s chocolate products. As a result of a
consumer complaint, on June 15, 2007 a number of Hershey chocolate products
were discovered for sale at a retail store in Lindsay, Ontario. The Police
investigation into the matter is continuing and it is unclear at this time if
the two incidents are related.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of
these products.
Food contaminated with Salmonella may not
look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with this bacteria may
cause salmonellosis, a foodborne illness. In young children, the elderly and
people with weakened immune systems, salmonellosis may cause serious and
sometimes deadly infections. In otherwise healthy people, salmonellosis may
cause short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, vomiting,
nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe
arthritis.
For more information, consumers and industry can call one of the following
numbers:
Hershey’s Consumer Relations at 1-800-468-1714.
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 Salmonella, visit the Food Facts web page at
http://www.inspection.gc.cahttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/causee.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:
Kirk Saville
The Hershey Company
(717) 534-7838
Garfield Balsom (English)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Food Recall and Emergency Response
613-760-4232
Julie Lacoursière
(French)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Food Recall and Emergency Response
613-760-4044
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