06-28-2006, 10:37 AM
Cadbury recalls 1M bars over salmonella scare
Updated Tue. Jun. 27 2006 6:49 AM ET
Canadian Press
OTTAWA -- Canadian chocolate lovers have been advised to avoid some Cadbury products made in Britain after the confectioner announced some of them may have been tainted with salmonella bacteria.
A warning Monday from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency came in response to a decision by Cadbury Schweppes PLC to recall one million chocolate bars that may have been contaminated with the illness-causing bug.
The affected candy, all of it made in Britain, may have been distributed in Canada by various importers.
The food agency said it is working to remove the tainted products from the marketplace.
There have been no reported illnesses connected with the products.
Food contaminated with salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but eating it could cause serious illness -- especially in children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems.
Salmonellosis, the illness caused by the bacteria, can be deadly in some cases. In healthy people, an infection may cause a high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Cadbury learned of the contamination incident in January, but did not report it to British authorities until last week. It announced the recall in Britain and Ireland on Friday.
Cadbury said a batch of chocolate -- used in varieties of the popular Dairy Milk bar -- was contaminated with waste water from a leaking pipe at its factory in Marlbrook, Western England.
Cadbury managing director Simon Baldry said tests found only "minute traces'' of bacteria.
"Our products were perfectly safe. We'd gone through our rigorous testing process,'' Baldry told BBC-TV.
The company said it had rectified the problem and was withdrawing the products "purely as a precautionary measure.''
Britain's Food Standards Agency said Cadbury waited too long to tell authorities about the mishap.
The Cadbury products affected by the recall are:
250g Cadbury Dairy Milk Turkish
250g Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel
250g Cadbury Dairy Milk Mint
Cadbury Dairy Milk 8 Chunk
1kg Cadbury Dairy Milk
105g Cadbury Dairy Milk Button Easter Egg
Cadbury Freddo 10p
Updated Tue. Jun. 27 2006 6:49 AM ET
Canadian Press
OTTAWA -- Canadian chocolate lovers have been advised to avoid some Cadbury products made in Britain after the confectioner announced some of them may have been tainted with salmonella bacteria.
A warning Monday from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency came in response to a decision by Cadbury Schweppes PLC to recall one million chocolate bars that may have been contaminated with the illness-causing bug.
The affected candy, all of it made in Britain, may have been distributed in Canada by various importers.
The food agency said it is working to remove the tainted products from the marketplace.
There have been no reported illnesses connected with the products.
Food contaminated with salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but eating it could cause serious illness -- especially in children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems.
Salmonellosis, the illness caused by the bacteria, can be deadly in some cases. In healthy people, an infection may cause a high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Cadbury learned of the contamination incident in January, but did not report it to British authorities until last week. It announced the recall in Britain and Ireland on Friday.
Cadbury said a batch of chocolate -- used in varieties of the popular Dairy Milk bar -- was contaminated with waste water from a leaking pipe at its factory in Marlbrook, Western England.
Cadbury managing director Simon Baldry said tests found only "minute traces'' of bacteria.
"Our products were perfectly safe. We'd gone through our rigorous testing process,'' Baldry told BBC-TV.
The company said it had rectified the problem and was withdrawing the products "purely as a precautionary measure.''
Britain's Food Standards Agency said Cadbury waited too long to tell authorities about the mishap.
The Cadbury products affected by the recall are:
250g Cadbury Dairy Milk Turkish
250g Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel
250g Cadbury Dairy Milk Mint
Cadbury Dairy Milk 8 Chunk
1kg Cadbury Dairy Milk
105g Cadbury Dairy Milk Button Easter Egg
Cadbury Freddo 10p