OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 12/13/12 -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Canadian Trade House are warning people with allergies to mustard not to consume the Hot Stuff Food Xpress brand pizza and calzone products described below. The affected products contain mustard which is not declared on the label.
All codes of the following Hot Stuff Food Xpress brand products are affected by this alert:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Product UPC Size ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pepperoni Pizza 7 95835 86572 5 955 g ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sausage / Pepperoni Pizza 7 95835 86573 2 1.01 kg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supreme Pizza 7 95835 86574 9 1.07 kg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pepperoni Stuffed Calzone 7 99847 86516 2 213 g ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sausage and Pepperoni Stuffed Calzone 7 99847 86517 9 213 g ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
These products have been distributed nationally.
There have been no reported reactions associated with the consumption of these products.
Consumption of these products may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction in persons with allergies to mustard.
The importer, Canadian Trade House, Calgary, AB, is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.
For more information, consumers and industry can call one of the following numbers:
Canadian Trade House at 403-237-8829 or 1-800-829-4098; or
CFIA at 1 800 442-2342 / TTY 1 800 465-7735 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).
For information on all food recalls, visit the CFIA's Food Recall Report at: http://active.inspection.gc.ca/eng/corp/recarapp_dbe.asp.
To find out more about receiving recalls by e-mail, and other food safety facts, visit: www.foodsafety.gc.ca. Food and consumer product recalls are also available at http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca.
Contacts:
CFIA Media Relations
613-773-6600
