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Allergy Alert: Undeclared Milk in Certain Anita's Organic Mill Products

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 03/08/13 --

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Anita's Organic Grain & Flour Mill Ltd. are warning people with allergies to milk not to consume the Anita's Organic Mill products described below. The affected products may contain milk which is not declared on the label.


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Product                        Size                 UPC                Code
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Chocolate Chips                                                    Sell by:
                                                            Aug 31, 2013 to
                                                                Mar 1, 2014
                               300g     6 23636 41000 7           Inclusive
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Planet Organic Cosmic                                              CCM12320
 Cookie Dry Mix                                                    CCM12340
                                                                   CCM13025
                               630g     6 23636 11205 5            CCM13056
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix               6 23636 10030 4           CCCM12327
                                        6 23636 99324 1           CCCM12355
                                                                  CCCM13030
                               428g                               CCCM13063
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix                                         CCCM12327
                                                                  CCCM12355
                                                                  CCCM13030
                               342g     6 23636 10030 4           CCCM13063
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These products have been distributed in British Columbia and may have been distributed to other provinces.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

Consumption of these products may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction in persons with allergies to milk.

The manufacturer, Anita's Organic Grain & Flour Mill Ltd., Chilliwack, British Columbia, is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

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 common food allergens, visit the Food Allergens web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/allerg/allerge.shtml.

For information on all food recalls, visit the CFIA's Food Recall Report at: http://active.inspection.gc.ca/eng/corp/recarapp_dbe.asp.

To find out more about receiving recalls by e-mail, and other food safety facts, visit: www.foodsafety.gc.ca. Food and consumer product recalls are also available at http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca.

Contacts:
Media enquiries:
CFIA Media Relations
613-773-6600

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