A warning has been announced
by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) following fears that unlabelled
milk protein is present in several brands of chocolate bar, which could provoke
a serious or life-threatening reaction in consumers who have an allergy.
The CFIA havs released details
of the chocolate bars it believes to contain the milk protein, all of which
were manufactured in Belgium and distributed throughout Quebec and Ontario.
Consumers have been advised to avoid the Dolfin, Sprengel and
Master Choice brands, and the specific products details are as follows:
Dolfin Dark Chocolate Bar with Orange Peel, 70g |
UPC 5 413415 234307 |
Dolfin Dark Chocolate Squares with Orange Peel, |
UPC 5 413415 137035 |
Dolfin Dark Chocolate Bar 88% Cocoa, 70 g |
UPC 5 413415288300 |
Dolfin Dark Chocolate Squares 88% Cocoa, 1.35Kg |
UPC 5 413415 190030 |
Sprengel Edel-Marzipan Chocolate Bar, 100g |
UPC 4 000240 147103 |
Master Choice Semi Sweet Chocolate Euro Bar |
UPC 0 5762731361 7 |
Master Choice Bitter Sweet Chocolate Euro Bar |
UPC 0 5762731362 4 |
The companies responsible for importing the bars, Euro-Excellence, S
& F Food Importers, and The Great Atlantic & Pacific Co respectively
have all embarked on voluntary recalls, which are being monitored by the CFIA
for their effectiveness.