Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

Chocolate Pie

Product name: Lotte brand Choco Pie
Distributor: Smart Year Limited
Net weight: 280 grammes
Product bar code number: UPC 8 801062 168255

• The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) learned from an announcement of the CFIA that the concerned product contained an allergen, almond, which was not declared in its food label.

• The CFS was informed that the distributor concerned had initiated its own product recall from its retailers and set up a hotline at 2422 1728 during office hours to answer consumers' enquiries about recall arrangements.
• The CFS has alerted the trade and will conduct checks at retail outlets to see if the product is available for sale and will take necessary follow-up actions.

• Stop using or selling the affected batch(es) of the product(s) without proper food label immediately.  

• Those who are allergic to almond may develop symptoms like vomiting, diarrhoea and rash, upon consumption of food containing this substance. In severe cases, a person may develop anaphylactic shock.
• Consumers who had bought the concerned product and are allergic to almond should stop consuming the product irrespective of batches.
• Those who feel unwell after consumption should seek medical advice as soon as possible.

The CFS press release

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