The Ministry of Health informs the consumer public that the Ministry's Health Services, in the framework of the official controls carried out in the market, have taken samples of the following products, which, following laboratory tests at the accredited laboratories of the General State Chemistry Laboratory, have been found to contain milk proteins, without this being indicated on the product label (list of ingredients) in violation of the provisions of current legislation on food labelling.
Milk proteins are among the allergens and can cause health problems for people who are allergic to them.
1. Type: Macedonian Cocoa Malt
Trade name: Macedonian Gravel
Consumption preferably before: 01/12/2024
No. Lot number: L 11206
Country of origin: Greece (AFOI HAITOGLOU A.V.E.E., Kalochori, Thessaloniki)
Net Weight: 400g
2. Type: Olympos
Best before / BEST BEFORE: 28/02/2024
No. Lot number: 2027I6
Country of origin: Greece (Papagiannis Bros, Larissa)
Net Weight: 300g
The Health Services of the Ministry of Health have already informed the companies that distribute the product in question in the Cypriot market, with instructions for immediate recall/withdrawal of all quantities of this batch.
However, since some quantity of these batches may already be in the possession of consumers who have an allergic reaction to the consumption of milk proteins, they are advised to avoid consuming them and to return them to the places where they were purchased.
(NG/EXP)
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