CFIA/Amended Allergy Alert: Undeclared Milk in Certain Sweets From the Earth Brand Cakes

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire -02/17/12)- The public warning issued on Feb 10, 2012 has been amended to include additional formats of the affected lot codes.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Ilana Robyn Foods Ltd. are warning people with allergies to milk not to consume the Sweets From The Earth brand products described below. The affected products contain milk which is not declared on the labels.

The following Sweets From The Earth brand cake products are affected by this alert:

 

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Product                          Size            UPC                     Lot
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Dairy Free Wild Blueberry                                   11338 to11365(i)
 Cheesecake                     800 g   855144001181        12002 to12038(i)
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Spiced Carrot Cake                                         11338 to 11365(i)
                                700 g   855144001044       12002 to 12038(i)
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Spiced Carrot Cake                                        Best Before dates
                                                        up to and including
                                100 g   855144001037            Feb 27, 2012
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Dairy Free Chocolate                                       11338 to 11365(i)
 Cheesecake                     800 g   855144001198       12002 to 12038(i)
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Gluten Free & Dairy Free                                   11338 to 11365(i)
 Espresso Cheesecake            800 g   855144001327       12002 to 12038(i)
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(i) The affected codes may appear in various formats. For example, lot "11338" could also appear as follows:

 

110338                            011338              113380
1100338                          0011338             1133800
11000338                        00011338            11338000
11-338                            11-338

These products have been distributed in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec.

There have been three 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 milk.

The manufacturer, Ilana Robyn Foods Ltd., Toronto, 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:

Ilana Robyn Foods Ltd. at 1-888-886-2004; or email ilana@sweetsfromtheearth.com

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 milk, 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.