Alert on Cadbury chocolate products

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) was informed by Cadbury Asia Pacific that the company would, as a precautionary step, recall 11 Cadbury chocolate products.

According to the company, the affected products were manufactured in its Beijing plant and distributed to Hong Kong. Details of the 11 products are as follows:

Cadbury Dark Chocette 45g
Cadbury Dark Chocette 80g
Cadbury Eclairs 180g
Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate 150g Pumpkin
Cadbury Dark Chocolate 40g
Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Bulk Pack 5kg
Cadbury Dark Chocolate Bulk Pack 5kg
Cadbury Dairy Milk Hazelnut Chocolate Bulk Pack 5kg
Cadbury Dairy Milk Cookies Chocolate Bulk Pack 5kg
Cadbury Hazelnut Praline Chocolate 312g (2008 Chinese New Year)
Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate 300g (2008 Chinese New Year)

"We appeal to the public to stop consuming the chocolate products concerned," a CFS spokesman said today (September 29).

"We would alert the trade to stop selling the affected products. The Centre would test the related products. We are closely monitoring the situation."

Ends/Monday, September 29, 2008