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Food recall warning

Undeclared peanuts in certain pre-packaged ORGANIC PINE NUTS

Starting date:: August 10, 2012
Type of communication:: Recall
Alert sub-type:: Expanded Allergy Alert
Subcategory:: Allergen - Peanut
Source of recall:: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Distribution:: Ontario
Extent of the product distribution:: Retail

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Ottawa, August 10, 2012 - The public warning issued on August 9, 2012 has been expanded to include additional products.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning people with allergies to peanuts not to consume the organic pine nuts described below. The affected products contain peanuts which are not declared on the label.

The following organic pine nuts, imported from the US and re-packed from bulk, are affected by this alert:

Product	Size	Codes	Retailers	Purchase Dates
Organic Pine Nuts	8 oz. tubs	PLU 7331	Whole Foods Market 87 Avenue Rd., North York ON	Feb. 13, 2012 to Aug. 9, 2012.
Bulk Pinenuts	250 g tubs	PLU 6537	The Sweet Potato 2995 Dundas St. W. Toronto ON	April 3, 2012 to Aug. 9, 2012
Pine Nuts	¼ lb bags	None	Golden Orchard Fine Foods 92 Front St. E. St. Lawrence Market Toronto ON	Mar. 27, 2012 to Aug. 9, 2012
Pine Nuts (unlabelled)	¾ lb bags	PLU 3503	Karma Co-Op 739 Palmerston Ave., Toronto ON	Mar. 13, 2012 to Aug. 9, 2012
Pine Nuts (unlabelled)	100 – 150 g bags	None	Noah’s Natural Foods 2395 Yonge St., Toronto ON	April 30, 2012 to Aug. 9, 2012
Pine Nuts (unlabelled)	180 g bags	None	Noah’s Natural Foods 322 Bloor St. W., Toronto ON	April 30, 2012 to Aug. 9, 2012
Pine Nuts (unlabelled)	¼ to 1/3 lb bags	None	Noah’s Natural Foods 9121 Weston Rd., Vaughn ON	April 30, 2012 to Aug. 9, 2012
Pine Nuts (unlabelled)	1/3 to ½ lb bags	None	Noah’s Natural Foods 667 Yonge St. Toronto ON	April 30, 2012 to Aug. 9, 2012
Pine Nuts Raw Organic	variable weight bags	UPC begins with 205087	The Big Carrot 348 Danforth Ave. Toronto ON	April 29, 2012 to Aug. 9, 2012

There have been no reported reactions associated with the consumption of these products.

Consumption of these products may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction in persons with allergies to peanuts.

The retailers are 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 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 peanuts, one of the nine most common food allergens, visit the Food Allergens web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/allerg/allerge.shtml.

For information on all food recalls, visit the CFIA's Food Recall Report at: http://active.inspection.gc.ca/eng/corp/recarapp_dbe.asp.

To find out more about receiving recalls by e-mail, and other food safety facts, visit: www.foodsafety.gc.ca. Food and consumer product recalls are also available at http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca.

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