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Consumer Alert: Undeclared Sulfites in Pickled Vietnamese Egg Plant
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Jessica Chittenden
518-457-3136
For Immediate Release
Consumer Alert: Undeclared Sulfites in Pickled Vietnamese Egg Plant
Brooklyn, NY - May 7, 2002 -- New York State Agriculture Commissioner Nathan
L. Rudgers today warned sulfite-allergic consumers and asthmatics to avoid consuming
"Supreme Quality Pickled Vietnamese egg plant" due to the presence of undeclared
sulfites in the product.
The product was sold by 99 Oriental Food Service, Inc., 837 Niagara Street,
Buffalo, New York. Pickled Vietnamese egg plant is packaged in a 16 oz. glass
jar. The container is not coded. The product was exported by Thai World Import
& Export Co., Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand. It was sold in the Buffalo area.
Routine sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets food
inspectors revealed the product contained high levels of sulfites, which were
not declared on the label.
Sulfites can cause deadly reactions in asthmatics and others suffering sulfite
allergies. No illnesses have been reported to date.
Consumers who purchased "Supreme Quality Pickled Vietnamese egg plant" from
99 Oriental Food Service, Inc. should return it to the place of purchase.
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