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Stop Consuming an Oatmeal Product Manufactured in Taiwan

Zoom in font  Zoom out font Published: 2012-09-22  Authour: Foodmate Team  Views: 27
Core Tip: Stop Consuming an Oatmeal Product Manufactured in Taiwan
Issue Date : 2012-09-22

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)
oatmeal
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.
 
 
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