Source of
Information
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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
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Name of Products and Sizes
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- Piranha Vege Crackers Sweet Chilli Lime (100g, 50g)
- Piranha Vege Crackers Balsamic Vinegar & Sea Salt (100g, 50g)
- Piranha Vege Crackers French Onion (100g)
- Piranha Vege Crackers Italian Supreme (100g, 25g)
- Piranha Vege Crackers Marinated Fetta (100g)
- Piranha Vege Crackers BBQ (100g)
- Piranha Vege Crackers Honey Soy (100g, 25g)
- Piranha Vege Crackers Natural (100g)
- Piranha Vege Crackers BBQ Cheese (50g, 25g)
- Piranha Vege Crackers Salt & Vinegar (25g)
- Piranha Sweet Chilli Lime Snack Combo (28g)
- Piranha Barbeque Snack Combo (28g)
- Piranha Cheese Snack Combo (28g)
- Piranha Sour Cream & Chives Snack Combo (28g)
- Piranha Salt & Vinegar Snack Combo (28g)
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Durability Indication /
Lot Code
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Include all batches and all best before dates
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Reason for
Recall
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Presence in a batch of exported vegetable crackers of higher than usual levels of naturally occurring cyanogenic glycosides in the ingredient cassava. Cyanogenic glycosides can be transformed into a chemical called hydrogen cyanide which may result in food poisoning.
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Action Taken
by the Centre
for Food Safety
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The CFS has contacted the relevant authorities and was informed that the affected products had been exported to Hong Kong. The CFS has alerted the trade, and will closely monitor the situation.
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Advice to
the Trade
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Stop selling the affected products.
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Advice to
Consumers
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According to the Australian authorities, while the likelihood of someone getting sick from eating the product is low, as a precaution, consumers, particularly children, are urged not to eat the snack food.
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