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Health hazard alert
Pieces of hard plastic in caramel filled small
(8.5 g) chocolate eggs
May 8, 2006
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency
(CFIA) and Cadbury Adams Canada Inc. are warning
the public not to eat some small (8.5 g) caramel
filled chocolate eggs because they may contain
pieces of hard plastic.
The chocolate eggs were manufactured
by Cadbury Adams Canada Inc. The eggs are wrapped
in a foil and sold in packages of various sizes,
formats and also in bulk. The affected products
may also have been packaged and sold under different
names.
The following products contain
the affected eggs which are individually wrapped
in labelled orange and brown foil:
| Product |
Size/Weight |
UPC |
| Cadbury Egg Hunt Kit |
321g boxes |
061200211030 |
| Mini Caramilk Eggs |
165g bags |
061200005783 |
| Mini Caramilk Eggs |
400g bags |
612000054323 |
| Cadbury Assorted Eggs |
165g bags |
061200005790 |
| Cadbury Assorted Eggs |
400g bags |
061200005868 |
| Cadbury Assorted Filled Eggs |
400g bags |
061200064186 |
| Small (8.5 g) Caramilk Eggs |
Bulk |
N/A |
The following products contain the affected eggs
which are individually wrapped in unlabelled purple
foil:
| Product |
Size/Weight |
UPC |
| Allan Candy |
Small Caramel Eggs Bulk (8.5
g) |
N/A |
| The Nut Man Chocolate Covered
Caramel Eggs |
275 g |
No UPC Code |
Individual eggs do not have a UPC
code.
Consumers who may have purchased
the eggs, and are not sure of the manufacturer,
should inquire at the place of purchase to verify
if the store received the affected product.
Eating these products may result
in an injury. No injuries have been reported.
For more information, consumers
and industry can call one of the following numbers:
- Cadbury Adams Consumer Relations
Line 1 866 782-3267 (9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time, Monday to Sunday).
- 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).
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