Undeclared milk in certain Mrs. Freshley’s Multipack Cereal Bars

Starting date:

October 4, 2011

Type of communication:

Recall

Alert sub-type:

Allergy Alert

Subcategory:

Allergen - Milk

Hazard classification:

Class 1

Source of recall:

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Recalling firm:

The Bargain Shop, Natural Stuff Toronto, D & N Distributors Inc.

Distribution:

Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan

Extent of the product distribution:

Retail

CFIA reference number:

6765

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Advisory details

Ottawa, October 4, 2011 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning people with allergies to milk not to consume the Mrs. Freshley’s brand multipack Cereal Bars described below.  The affected products may contain milk which is not declared on the label.

The following Mrs. Freshley’s brand multipack Cereal Bars labelled for the Canadian market are affected by this alert:

Product	Size	UPC
Apple Cinnamon Fruit & Pastry Cereal Bars	170 g (6 x 28 g)	0 72250 00240 0
Blueberry Fruit & Pastry Cereal Bars	170 g (6 x 28 g)	0 72250 00238 7
Strawberry Fruit & Pastry Cereal Bars	170 g (6 x 28 g)	0 72250 00236 3

These products have been distributed in Ontario and Quebec and may have been distributed nationally.

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 milk.

The US manufacturer, Flowers Foods, Thomasville, Georgia, is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is working with the manufacturer to have the affected product removed from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

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Media enquiries

Keith Hancock
Flowers Foods
229-227-2380

CFIA Media Relations
613-773-6600