Food Recall: Pamana & Sunwave Fruit Jelly Snacks

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Canada/Ottawa: Fortune Distribution Ltd., a Mississauga, Ontario establishment, recalls certain batch/lots of Pamana branded and Sunwave branded Mini Fruit Jelly Snack products from the Canadian marketplace due to possible presence of Konjac and consequential risks of choking, oral injury, GI tract damage, respiratory dysfunction and/or cardiac arrest, 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://rb.gy/e3e7z

Direct link: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/pamana-brand-fruit-jelly-snacks-and-sunwave-brand-mini-fruit-jellies-recalled-due

Additional information:
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”) reports the following Fruit Jelly Snack confectionery products are subject to this recall (in alphabetical order):

• Pamana branded Assorted Fruit Jelly Snacks, sold in 1000 gram clear plastic jars with a UPC of 7 95981 29303 8
• Pamana branded Lychee Fruit Jelly Snacks, sold in 1000 gram clear plastic jars with a UPC of 7 95981 29302 1
• Pamana branded Mango Fruit Jelly Snacks, sold in 1000 gram clear plastic jars with a UPC of 7 95981 29304 5
• Sunwave branded Assorted Flavors Mini Fruit Jelly Snacks, sold in 1000 gram clear plastic jars with a UPC of 7 15685 12151 2
• Sunwave branded Assorted Flavors Mini Fruit Jelly Snacks, sold in 1500 gram clear plastic jars with a UPC of 7 15685 12143 7
• Sunwave branded Lychee Flavor Mini Fruit Jelly Snacks, sold in 1000 gram clear plastic jars with a UPC of 7 15685 12152 9
• Sunwave branded Lychee Flavor Mini Fruit Jelly Snacks, sold in 1500 gram clear plastic jars with a UPC of 7 15685 12145 1
• Sunwave branded Mango Flavor Mini Fruit Jelly Snacks, sold in 1000 gram clear plastic jars with a UPC of 7 15685 12153 6
• Sunwave branded Mango Flavor Mini Fruit Jelly Snacks, sold in 1500 gram clear plastic jars with a UPC of 7 15685 12144 4

Please consult the photograph above for details of the food’s packaging, design and retail presentation. Additional images of the recalled Pamana branded Fruit Jelly Snacks and Sunwave branded Mini Fruit Jelly Snacks can be found on the Web site above.

==> No item numbers, best-before date codes, 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 Pamana branded and Sunwave branded Mini Fruit Jelly Snacks may have been marketed, distributed and sold from in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario, although it is always possible these Jelly Cup confectionery products had wider distribution within the country. When in doubt, please contact the manufacturer for specific product information.

According to the CFIA, Foremost Foods Corporation has recalled certain batch/lots of Pamana branded Fruit Jelly Snacks and Sunwave branded Mini Fruit Jelly Snacks confectionery products from the American marketplace due to risks of choking, oral injury, internal ingestion, GI tract laceration damage, bowel obstruction and sepsis. As a result of this reported defect, you should neither serve nor consume the recalled Jelly Cup confectionery products identified above.

In this case, this recall was initiated after small jelly cups such as those identified above have previously been implicated in choking deaths of children, typically due to the presence of Konjac, a subtropical vegetable that is processed into a starchy thickening agent. Konjac is often used in Asian noodles and confectionery as a substitute for gelatin.

Small jelly cups and similar snacks have previously been implicated in choking deaths of children, in part because large portions of Konjac are difficult to chew and break in smaller pieces making it unnecessarily difficult to swallow, especially for children. In addition, Konjac-based products can expand while being chewed and block the throat and cause choking, oral injury, GI tract damage, respiratory dysfunction and/or cardiac arrest.

==> 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 Pamana branded Fruit Jelly Snacks and Sunwave branded Mini Fruit Jelly Snacks, please do not consume them directly nor use them as an ingredient in another dish or preparation nor let your child consume them. Instead, return the Fruit Jelly Snacks to the store where you purchased them for a full refund. Failing that, kindly dispose of them in a sealed package inside a secure garbage can with a tight-fitting lid to prevent accidental ingestion by children, pets and/or farm animals.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat choking, oral injury, GI tract damage, respiratory dysfunction and/or cardiac arrest.

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If you have any further questions, comments or complaints about this recall, please contact Fortune Distribution Ltd. at +1-647-531-4337 during normal business hours Pacific Standard Time (“PST”), Monday to Friday.

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==> To see other recalls and notifications for products manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Fortune Distribution Ltd., please search for “Fortune Distribution” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

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French/Français:
You can also read about this recall in French here (“ACIA”):
https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/fr/avis-rappel/rappel-gelees-fruits-marque-pamana-et-mini-fruit-jelly-marque-sunwave-en-raison-risque

Vous pouvez également lire ce rappel en français ici (“ACIA”):
https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/fr/avis-rappel/rappel-gelees-fruits-marque-pamana-et-mini-fruit-jelly-marque-sunwave-en-raison-risque

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More information about this recall:
CFIA/ACIA reference number: RA-73782
Canadian Food Inspection Agency ID: 15584
Recalls Direct RIN: 17321-2023
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