Allergy Alert: Undeclared Milk Protein in Various Imported Instant Coffee Mixes and Cereal Mixes

August, 3, 2006

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning people with allergies to milk protein not to consume certain imported instant coffee mixes and cereal mixes. The affected products contain milk protein which is not declared on the label. This is an ongoing investigation. The CFIA is working with Canadian importers to identify all affected products that were distributed in Canada. Additional allergy alerts could be issued as a result.

Click here for a list of imported products that contain undeclared milk protein.

The following products, imported from Singapore and Malaysia, are affected by this alert.

• Ben Cafe International Flavors
  Colombia Medellin Flavor
  Instant Coffee Mix 12g x 9 sachets (108g)
  6 920118 550102
  
  
• Ben Cafe International Flavors
  Java Djampit Flavor
  Instant Coffee Mix
  15g x 9 sachets (135g)
  6 920118 550423
  
  
• Gold Roast
  Instant Nutritious Cereal
  600 g (30 g x 20 sachets)
  6 920118 532207
  
  
• Gold Roast
  Calcium Enriched Instant Oatmeal
  440g (22g x 20 sachets)
  6 920118 542008
  
  
• Tenten
  Instant Nutritious Cereal
  Cereal, Sugar & Creamer
  All-in-one
  20 sachets X 30 g
  9 556124 101341
  
  
• Tenten
  Instant White Coffee Cappuccino
  Kopi Putih Campuran Segera
  25 g X 15 sachets
  9 556124 101969
  
• Owl 3 in 1 Instant Tea Mix with
  Non-Dairy Creamer and Sugar 540 g (18 g x 30 sachets) 0 27807 60010 3

All codes are affected by this alert. These products 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 lifethreatening reaction in persons with allergies to milk protein.

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 milk protein, one of the nine most common food allergens, visit the Food Allergens web page at www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/allerg/allerge.shtml.

For information on receiving recalls by electronic mail, or for other food safety facts, visit our web site at www.inspection.gc.ca.