The Ministry of Health informs the consumer public that the Health Services of the Ministry, in the framework of the official controls they carry out in the market, have carried out sampling of the following products, which, after laboratory examinations in the accredited laboratories of the General State Chemist, have found to contain sesame, without being indicated on the product label (list of ingredients) in violation of the provisions of applicable food labeling legislation.
Sesame is one of the allergenic substances and can cause health problems in people who are allergic to it.
Product 1:
Food Name: Ground Capira
Brand name: KAZAZI BROTHERS BAKERY LTD ATHENS
Time display: EXPENDITURE PREFERRED BEFORE 21.09.2021
Net Weight: 1 Kg
Country of Origin: Cyprus Product
Product 2:
Food Name: GRINDED KIPIRA – BREADCRUMPS
Brand name: BUILDING
Time display: 01.09.2021
Weight: 500 GR
Origin: LTD – PRODUCED FROM S. SYMEONIDES & SONS LTD
Product 3:
Food Name: Ground Capira
Brand name: WOODWORK
Time display: EXPOSURE PREFERRED BEFORE 18.11.2021
Net Weight: 500 g
Country of Origin: Cypriot product – D.K. Traditional Wood Oven
The Health Services of the Ministry of Health have already informed the companies that manufacture and distribute these products in the Cypriot market, with instructions for immediate recall / withdrawal of all quantities of the specific batches.
However, because some of these batches may already be in the possession of consumers who have an allergic reaction to sesame consumption, they are urged to avoid consuming them and return them to the places where they bought it.