Recall of Snacks Suspected of Containing Cyanogenic Glycosides in Australia
| Issue Date | 14 January 2008 |
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| Source of Information | Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) |
| Food Product | Snack food |
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| Name of Manufacturer | Tixana Australia Pty Ltd |
| Product Description | Aluminium foil packets |
| Durability Indication / Lot Code | Include all batches and all best before dates |
| Reason for Recall | Presence in a batch of exported vegetable crackers of higher than usual levels of naturally occurring cyanogenic glycosides in the ingredient cassava. Cyanogenic glycosides can be transformed into a chemical called hydrogen cyanide which may result in food poisoning. |
| Action Taken by the Centre for Food Safety | The CFS has contacted the relevant authorities and was informed that the affected products had been exported to Hong Kong. The CFS has alerted the trade, and will closely monitor the situation. |
| Advice to the Trade | Stop selling the affected products. |
| Advice to Consumers | According to the Australian authorities, while the likelihood of someone getting sick from eating the product is low, as a precaution, consumers, particularly children, are urged not to eat the snack food. |
| Further Information |
The CFS Risk in Brief on Naturally Occurring Toxins in Vegetables and Fruits |
Centre for Food Safety
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
14 January 2008