Ok, This could kill someone those with severe soy allergies would be screwed



Labelling on tuna cans was fiddled with: tuna company


Friday, February 11, 2011, 15:20 (GMT + 9)

Labels on cans of Philippine tuna have been tampered with and are now being recalled from Canadian stores by a distributor in Canada, said an official of Century Pacific Group, the manufacturer of Century Tuna Bicol Express. It is thought that certain ingredients were allegedly removed from the labels.

The cans’ original labelling listed soya oil and soy protein as ingredients. That label was concealed by another carrying a French translation of the ingredients, which failed to include the product’s soy content, told Honelet Sayas, Century Pacific’s quality assurance manager.

A release posted on the website of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which acted together with product importer and distributor AFOD Ltd, warned consumers suffering from soy allergies to stay away from Century Tuna Bicol Express, as consumption of the product may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction in persons with allergies to the ingredient.

The release also mentioned that there have been no reported illnesses due to consumption of the product.

Sayas said that apparently the labels on the canned tuna were tampered with. Pictures of the products are available on the CFIA website.

She also clarified that the official distributors of Century Tuna (the brand name of Century Pacific) within Canada are Apo Products Ltd and Uno Foods Inc as opposed to AFOD.
Century Bicol Express canned Tuna. (Photo: Canadian Food Inspection Agency)

The canned tuna in question has been distributed in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Yukon, reports Philippine News.

Sayas underlined that Century Pacific possesses a separate label for the products it ships to Canada, which contain a French translation of the ingredients as required by Canadian laws. The official label does clearly show the product’s soy content.

Century Pacific's export and legal divisions are now trying to get in touch with AFOD.

Sayas noted the possibility that AFOD purchased the cans of Century Bicol Express from stores in the Philippines and then had them flown to Canada.

“The importer, AFOD Ltd, Richmond, BC, is voluntarily recalling the affected product from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall," the CFIA said.



By Natalia Real
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