[CYPRUS TIMES] Spice blend withdrawn from the market (pic)

Circulation of a food (Spice Blend) in the Cypriot market containing gluten without this being indicated on its labelling

The Ministry of Health informs the consuming public that its Health Services, as part of the official controls carried out in the market, have taken samples of the following product, which, after laboratory tests at the accredited laboratories of the State General Laboratory, has been found to contain gluten, without this being indicated on the product label (list of ingredients) in violation of the provisions of the current legislation on food labelling.

Type: Spice Blend - MIXED SPICES

Brand name: KAOURIS Spice King

ANALYSIS BEFORE THE END / BEST BEFORE END: 31/12/2023

No. Batch: LOT: 1017AB

NET WEIGHT: 30g

Product/ Product of: Packed in Cyprus / Packed in Cyprus

Packed by / Packed by: PANTELIS KAOURIS & SON Ltd

The Health Services of the Ministry of Health have already informed the company that repackages and distributes the product in question in the Cypriot market, with instructions for an immediate recall/withdrawal of all quantities of this batch from the market.

However, as some quantity of this batch may already be in the possession of consumers who are intolerant to gluten, they are advised to avoid consuming it and return it to the places where they have purchased it.

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