Food Recall: Balocco Ciambelle Biscuits

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Canada/Ottawa: European Distributions Canada Inc. also known as Distributions Europeennes Canada Inc. (“DECI”), a Saint-Léonard, Quebec establishment, recalls certain batch/lots of Balocco branded Ciambelle Biscuits from the Canadian marketplace due to suspected plastic fragment contamination and consequential risks of choking, oral injury, internal ingestion, GI tract laceration damage, bowel obstruction/perforation and sepsis, all serious health and safety hazards, requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-altering injury or death.

CFIA: https://tinyurl.com/f3n9f9dw

Direct link: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/balocco-brand-ciambelle-biscuits-cream-and-eggs-recalled-due-pieces-plastic

Additional information:
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”) reports the following Baked Goods are subject to this recall:

• Balocco branded Ciambelle Biscuits – Cream and Eggs flavour, sold in 350 gram beige, red and blue stand-up bags with a best-before date code of 31 01 25, a batch/lot of L 40125H and a UPC of 8 001100 011875

Please consult the photograph above for details of the food’s packaging, design and retail presentation.

==> No item numbers, manufacturing date codes, production dates, expiry dates, regulatory approval designations, registration numbers, agency approval designations or other identification numbers were listed with this recall notification.

These Balocco branded Ciambelle Biscuits were known to be marketed, distributed and sold in the Canadian province of Quebec, although it is always possible these food products had wider distribution within the country including over the Web. When in doubt, please contact the manufacturer for specific product information.

==> Never depend on your senses of sight, smell, taste or touch to confirm food poisoning, adulteration or contamination. If in doubt about the safety of any food, return it to your retailer for refund or toss it out in your household garbage, making sure neither small children nor household pets can access the suspect food.

According to the CFIA, European Distributions Canada recalls certain batch/lots of Balocco branded Ciambelle Biscuits from the Canadian marketplace due to suspected plastic fragment contamination. As a result of this reported defect, you should neither serve nor consume the recalled Baked Goods identified above.

In general, if glass, plastic or metal fragments are ingested, they could cut the mouth, stomach or other parts of the GI tract, cause intestinal perforation or serious infection and possibly require surgical intervention for their safe removal.

==> Never depend on your senses of sight, smell, taste or touch to confirm food poisoning, adulteration or contamination. If in doubt about the safety of any food, return it to your retailer for refund or toss it out in your household garbage, making sure neither small children nor household pets can access the suspect food.

Proposed Remedy:
If you believe you have purchased or have in your possession any of the recalled Balocco Ciambelle Biscuits, please do not consume them directly nor use them as an ingredient in another dish or preparation. Instead, kindly return the product to the store where you purchased it for a full refund.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat choking, oral injury, internal ingestion, GI tract laceration damage, bowel obstruction/perforation and/or sepsis.

If you have any questions about this recall, please contact European Distributions Canada at +1-514-327-1656 during normal business hours Eastern Standard Time, Monday to Friday or on the Web at https://deci.ca/pages/contact.

If you have any further questions, comments or complaints about this recall, please e-mail the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”) at information@inspection.gc.ca. You can also reach the CFIA toll-free at 1-800-442-2342 (Canada and US) or +1-613-773-2342 (local or international) during normal business hours, Eastern Standard Time.

If you are a member of the press/media working on this story, you can reach the CFIA at +1-613-773-6600 or by e-mail at cfia.media.acia@inspection.gc.ca.

==> To see other recalls and notifications caused by contaminated, adulterated or mislabeled using the Search Box at the top of Ciambelle Biscuits, please search for “cookies” or more generically, “baked goods” this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications concerning Choking hazards, please search for “Choking” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications concerning Ingestion hazards, please search for “ingestion” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications concerning Laceration hazards, please search for “Laceration” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications concerning bowel obstruction/perforation hazards, please search for “bowel” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications concerning Sepsis hazards, please search for “sepsis” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Distributions Europeennes Canada Inc., European Distributions Canada Inc. or DECI, please search for “European Distributions” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Balocco brand name, please search for “Balocco” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

French/Français:
You can also read about this recall in French here (“ACIA”):
https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/fr/avis-rappel/rappel-biscuits-ciambelle-creme-fraiche-et-oeufs-marque-balocco-en-raison-presence

Vous pouvez également lire ce rappel en français ici (“ACIA”):
https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/fr/avis-rappel/rappel-biscuits-ciambelle-creme-fraiche-et-oeufs-marque-balocco-en-raison-presence

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More information about this recall:
CFIA/ACIA reference number: RA-75459
Canadian Food Inspection Agency ID: 16022
Recalls Direct RIN: 18376-2024
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