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Food recall warning

Certain Buitoni brand pizzas may contain pieces of metal

Starting date:: December 11, 2012
Type of communication:: Recall
Alert sub-type:: Health Hazard Alert
Subcategory:: Extraneous Material
Hazard classification:: Class 2
Source of recall:: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Recalling firm:: Nestlé
Distribution:: National
Extent of the product distribution:: Retail

Advisory details
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Advisory details

Ottawa, December 11, 2012 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Nestlé Canada Inc. are warning the public not to consume certain Buitoni brand pizzas described below as they may contain pieces of metal.

These products have been distributed nationally.

There have been no reported consumer complaints about these products in Canada.

The importer, Nestlé Canada Inc., North York, ON 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:

Nestlé Canada Inc. at 1-866-891-0561;

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).

Affected products

Affected products
Brand name	Common name	Size	Code(s) on product	UPC
Buitoni	Buitoni Funghi Rustico	365 g	0 55000 59984 9	The production code can be found on the side of the box. 21952276G2 21952276G3 22952276G3
Buitoni	Buitoni Margherita	350 g	0 55000 59985 6	The production code can be found on the side of the box. 21952276G2 21952276G3 22952276G3
Buitoni	Buitoni Pepperoni Diavolo	340 g	0 55000 59986 3	The production code can be found on the side of the box. 22092276G3 22102276G1 22822276G3
Buitoni	Buitoni Pollo Toscano	350 g	0 55000 59987 0	The production code can be found on the side of the box. 2092276G2
Buitoni	Buitoni Spinaci Fresca	360 g	0 55000 59990 0	The production code can be found on the side of the box. 21952276G3 21962276G1