Recent Recalls!!!
You can find the most recent food recalls from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Product Recalls Australia website.]
- Willow Confectionery - Willow Confectionery 60g Dark Chocolate Easter Egg. The problem with the product is noted as being Labelling - inadvertent presence of milk proteins that are not declared on the label. The following product has been recalled: Red foil hollow dark chocolate egg package loose in cardboard box. 60g. Best Before: Aug 2008
- Cebas Pty Limited - IKEA FOOD Marinated Herring. The problem with the product is noted as being Physical - A large piece of glass found in jar. The following products have been recalled: INGLAD SILL (marinated with onions and carrots), SENAPSSILL (marinated with mustard) and DILLSILL (marinated with dill). The affected jars are marked with a Best Before Date of 13-02-2008 or any earlier Best Before Date.
- Buderim Ginger Limited - Buderim Ginger Classic Australian Ginger Original Marmalade. The problem with the product is noted as being Foreign matter - glass. The following products have been recalled: 365g glass jar. Best Before: 08 FEB 2010. Bar Code: 931037129307. Product distributed throughout QLD, NSW, VIC, ACT, SA, WA and NT.
- San Marino Smallgoods. The problem with the product is noted as being Microbial - Salmonella. The following products have been recalled: Cacciatori hot and mild. Use by Date: 09 AUG 07. Vacuum sealed (cyrovac) plastic bag - various weights. Veneto hot and mild 700g. Use by Date: 09 AUG 07 and 18 AUG 07. Sopressa Mild 2kg. Use by Date: 16 AUG 07. Products are distributed throughout SA, NSW and VIC.
- Arnott's Biscuits Ltd t/a The Kettle Chip Company - Kettle Chilli Potato Chips. The problem with the product is noted as possibly containing Labelling - Undeclared allergen dairy and wheat. The following products have been recalled: 200g. Cellophane bag. Best Before: 12 Sep 07. The product is distributed throughout VIC, TAS, SA, NT.
- Better Choice Fisheries - Frozen Better Choice - Cooked and Peeled Prawns. The problem with the product is noted as being Labelling - raw prawns have been packed into a bag that states "cooked and peeled prawns". The following product has been recalled: 500g. Sealed red plastic bag. Use by Date: 18 May 09. Distributed in NSW.
- Woolworths Limited - Home Brand Scorched Almonds Milk Chocolate. The problem with the product is noted as being Labelling - product contains undeclared peanuts. The following products have been recalled: 300g. White plastic bag with clear window. Best Before: 18 JUN 08. Distributed nationally.
Last updated 17/07/07
- Restructure of Area Health Services in NSW
NSW Health recently restructured the Area Health Services in NSW. There are now 8 areas (almost halving the previous number).]
You can find a map of the restructered health services at the NSW Health website.
The "NSW Food Authority" was established in April 2004. It has combined the food arm of NSW Health and SafeFood NSW to be responsible for food safety across the entire food industry, from primary production to point-of-sale.
More information can be found at the NSW Food Authority and NSW Health.
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