20030320 - ALLERGY ALERT (milk protein) / ALERTE À L'ALLERGIE (protéines du lait)

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OTTAWA, March 20, 2003 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

is warning consumers with allergies to milk protein not to consume Yoma

Dark Belgian Chocolate bars (No Sugar Added). This product may contain

milk protein not declared on the label. This alert is of concern to those

individuals who have allergies to milk protein.

 

The affected product, Yoma Dark Belgian Chocolate bars (No Sugar

Added), is sold in a 50g package, bearing the UPC 0 60720 40540 0.

 

The manufacturer, Les Confiseries Yoma Inc., Ste-Germaine du Lac

Etchemin, Quebec is voluntarily recalling the affected product from the

marketplace. This product has been distributed in Quebec.

 

Consumption of this product may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction

in persons with allergies to milk protein. There have been no reported

illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.

 

The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

 

For more information, consumers and industry can call the CFIA at 1-800-

442-2342. - 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time - Monday to Friday.