Source of Information : The Centre for Food Safety (CFS)
Food Product : Oatmeal
Product name and Description :
Product name: Oats & Job's Tear Powder
Agent: Metro Alliance Ltd
Place of origin: Taiwan
Best before date: December 5, 2013
Packing size: 240 grams (eight 30g packets)
Reason For Issuing Alert
A kind of pre-packaged oatmeal, manufactured in Taiwan, has been found to contain an allergen, peanut, which was not declared on the product's food label.
Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety
- The CFS has issued warning letters to the supermarket and agent concerned. The trade has also been alerted to stop selling the affected product.
- The CFS staff conducted investigations at the supermarket concerned and found the product was no longer available for sale.
Advice to the Trade
- Stop selling the product concerned.
Advice to Consumers
- Those who are allergic to peanuts to refrain from eating this particular product because peanut is a known food allergen and may cause allergic reactions with symptoms like vomiting, diarrhoea, asthma and rash upon consumption. In severe cases anaphylactic shock may even develop.
- Consumers who have bought the particular product and are allergic to peanuts to stop eating it, regardless of the batch.
- People should seek medical treatment if they feel unwell after eating the food.
Further Information
The CFS Press Release
The agent is conducting a product recall. For enquiries about the recall, members of the public may call the company's telephone hotline (2881 8518) during office hours.
