The Centre for Food Safety (CFS)

Oatmeal

Product name: Oats & Job's Tear Powder
Agent: Metro Alliance Ltd
Place of origin: Taiwan
Best before date: December 5, 2013
Packing size: 240 grams (eight 30g packets)

A kind of pre-packaged oatmeal, manufactured in Taiwan, has been found to contain an allergen, peanut, which was not declared on the product's food label.

The CFS has issued warning letters to the supermarket and agent concerned. The trade has also been alerted to stop selling the affected product.

The CFS staff conducted investigations at the supermarket concerned and found the product was no longer available for sale.

Stop selling the product concerned.

Those who are allergic to peanuts to refrain from eating this particular product because peanut is a known food allergen and may cause allergic reactions with symptoms like vomiting, diarrhoea, asthma and rash upon consumption. In severe cases anaphylactic shock may even develop.

Consumers who have bought the particular product and are allergic to peanuts to stop eating it, regardless of the batch.

People should seek medical treatment if they feel unwell after eating the food.

The CFS Press Release

The agent is conducting a product recall. For enquiries about the recall, members of the public may call the company's telephone hotline (2881 8518) during office hours.