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CFIA/Allergy Alert: Undeclared Milk in Various Meat Pies Made by Scotian Isle Baked Goods

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Scotian Isle Baked Goods are warning people with allergies to milk not to consume the meat pies described below. The affected products contain milk which is not declared on the label.

The following meat pies, made by Scotian Isle Baked Goods and sold fresh or frozen, are affected by this alert:

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Brand Name     Product                                                      
               Name           Sizes           UPC     Codes / Purchase dates
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Scotian Isle   Tortiere     5" & 8" 200052 304105  All Packed On dates up to
               Pie                                    and including 2011AU23
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Scotian Isle   Steak And    5" & 8" 200040 304100  All Packed On dates up to
               Mushroom                               and including 2011AU23
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Scotian Isle   Steak And    5" & 8" 200048 304102  All Packed On dates up to
               Veggie Pie                             and including 2011AU23
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Scotian Isle   Steak And    5" & 8" 200044 304106  All Packed On dates up to
               Onion Pie                              and including 2011AU23
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Scotian Isle   Steak And    5" & 8" 200072 304109  All Packed On dates up to
               Kidney Pie                             and including 2011AU23
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Scotian Isle   Beef Pie     5" & 8" 200032 304101  All Packed On dates up to
                                                      and including 2011AU23
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Scotian Isle   Turkey Pie   5" & 8" 200056 304101  All Packed On dates up to
                                                      and including 2011AU23
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Remark Fresh   Tortiere          5" 200055 611996  All Packed On dates up to
 Markets       Pie               8" 200054 203994     and including 2011AU23
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Remark Fresh   Steak and         5" 200042 203999  All Packed On dates up to
 Markets       Mushroom          8" 200043 611991     and including 2011AU23
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Remark Fresh   Steak and         5" 200051 611990  All Packed On dates up to
 Markets       Veggie            8" 200050 203998     and including 2011AU23
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Remark Fresh   Steak and         5" 200046 203995  All Packed On dates up to
 Markets       Onion             8" 200047 611997     and including 2011AU23
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Remark Fresh   Steak and         5" 200039 203995  All Packed On dates up to
 Markets       Kidney            8" 200038 611999     and including 2011AU23
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Remark Fresh   Beef Pie          5" 200070 203992  All Packed On dates up to
 Markets                         8" 200035 611992     and including 2011AU23
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Remark Fresh   Turkey Pie        5" 200058 203990  All Packed On dates up to
 Markets                         8" 200057 611994     and including 2011AU23
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Sunripe        Steak &           5" 200707 807982 Sold from store deli up to
               Mushroom                             and including August 25,
               Meat Pies                                               2011.
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Sunripe        Steak And         5" 200046 807988 Sold from store deli up to
               Kidney Pie                           and including August 25,
                                                                       2011.
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Sunripe        Steak &           5" 200708 807981 Sold from store deli up to
               Onion Meat                           and including August 25,
               Pies                                                    2011.
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These products have been distributed in Ontario.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

Consumption of these products may cause a serious or life-threatening reaction in persons with allergies to milk.

The manufacturer, Scotian Isle Baked Goods, London, Ontario is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

For more information, consumers and industry can call the CFIA at 1 800 442-2342 / TTY 1 800 465-7735 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).

For information on milk, one of the nine most common food allergens, visit the Food Allergens web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/allerg/allerge.shtml.

For information on all food recalls, visit the CFIA's Food Recall Report at: http://active.inspection.gc.ca/eng/corp/recarapp_dbe.asp.

To find out more about receiving recalls by e-mail, and other food safety facts, visit: www.foodsafety.gc.ca. Food and consumer product recalls are also available at http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca.