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Food Alert: for Information
Ref: 75/2004 (England and Wales); 76/2004 (Scotland)
Heads of Environmental Health Services and Directors of Trading Standards will wish to be aware that Cresson Watercress has been found to be contaminated with foreign bodies. The foreign bodies are identified as snails, slugs and fly larvae. Further to this, the product does not comply with the labelling regulations, as there are no durability dates on the packaging, and all information on the packing is only in French.
Product Name:
Cresson
Bar code:
3 000022 040401
Packaging:
Sealed plastic bag
Pack size:
125g
No of units per box:
12 packets
Country of origin:
France
Distribution of product
The product has been distributed to outlets in England and Wales.
Other batches of this product may be potentially contaminated. If local authorities receive any consumer complaints, please refer the details to the Food Standards Agency on 020 7276 8442.
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