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Health
Alert: Various Cadbury Products Imported From
England May Contain Salmonella Bacteria
June
27, 2006
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency
(CFIA) and Cadbury Schweppes are warning the public
not to consume some Cadbury products because these
products may be contaminated with Salmonella.
All of the products were imported from England.
All lots and Best Before dates of
the following products are affected by this alert:
- 250g Cadbury Dairy Milk Turkish
- 250g Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel
- 250g Cadbury Dairy Milk Mint
- Cadbury Dairy Milk 8 Chunk
- 1kg Cadbury Dairy Milk
- 105g Cadbury Dairy Milk Button
Easter Egg
- Cadbury Freddo 10p
These products may have been distributed
nationally by various importers. The CFIA is working
with the importers to remove the affected products
from the marketplace.
There have been no reported illnesses
associated with the consumption of these products.
Food contaminated with Salmonella
may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of
food contaminated with this bacteria may cause
salmonellosis, a foodborne illness. In young children,
the elderly and people with weakened immune systems,
salmonellosis may cause serious and sometimes
deadly infections. In otherwise healthy people,
salmonellosis may cause short-term symptoms such
as high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea,
abdominal pain and diarrhea. Long-term complications
may include severe arthritis.
For more information, consumers
and industry can call one of the following numbers:
Cadbury Consumer Relations Line
1 866 782-3267;
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 Salmonella,
visit the Food Facts web page at www.inspection.gc.ca./english/corpaffr/foodfacts/fftoce.shtml#tipcon.
For information on receiving recalls
by electronic mail, or for other food safety facts,
visit our web site at www.inspection.gc.ca.
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