Following information received via the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health has said that as a precautionary measure the following product is not to be consumed by people sensitive to celery, since this ingredient was not declared by the manufacturer of the original product.
This particular product was sold in original packaging and also repacked locally.
Original Product
Product Description: Fried Hot Wings
Brand: Chicky World
Weight: 1000g
Date of Minimum Durability All lots with end of January 2014
Origin Denmark
Repacked Product
Product Description: Hot & Spicy Chicken Wings
Brand: Miracle foods
Weight: Various
Date of Minimum Durability: 03/07/2013 and 02/09/2013
Origin: Denmark
The Company involved was instructed to withdraw the batch in question from the market, however since it reported that not all consignment has been withdrawn, as it is done in these cases.
For further information, the public is kindly requested to contact the Health Inspectorate Services between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on telephone number 21337333, or by calling personally at its offices at Continental Business Centre, Cutrico Buildings, Old Railway Track, Santa Venera or by email mhi@gov.mt [1].
The public is also being invited to access the Directorate’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Environmental-Health-Directorate-Malta/145027878928626 [2] or our official website at https://ehealth.gov.mt/HealthPortal/public_health/environmental-health/department_for_env_health.aspx [3] for similar information.