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Food Safety Alert: Wintermelon Strip
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Chris Lee
718-417-1788
For Immediate Release
Food Safety Alert: Wintermelon Strip
Brooklyn, NY - June 19, 2002 -- Starway Incorporated, located at 137 Grattan
Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11237, is recalling 12 oz. packages of Red Diamond brand
Wintermelon Strip because the product contains undeclared sulfites. People who
have severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of serious or life threatening
allergic reaction if they consume this product. No illnesses have been reported
to date in connection with this problem.
The Red Diamond brand Wintermelon Strip, a product of China, is distributed
in uncoded and heat sealed 12 oz. plastic bags. Product was distributed in the
New York Metropolitan Area.
The recall was initiated after it was discovered through routine sampling by
NYS Dept. of Agriculture & Markets Food Inspectors that the product containing
sulfites, was distributed in packaging that did not declare the presence of
sulfites. The consumption of 10 milligrams of sulfites per serving has been
reported to elicit severe reactions in some asthmatics. Anaphylactic shock could
occur in certain sulfite sensitive individuals upon ingesting 10 milligrams
or more of sulfites. Analysis of the Red Diamond brand Wintermelon Strip revealed
that it contained 48 milligrams per serving.
Establishments and consumers who have purchased the 12 oz. packages of Red
Diamond brand Wintermelon Strip can return the product to the place of purchase
for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 718-417-1788.
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