Canada/Ottawa: Topwin Trading Co. Ltd., a Richmond, British Columbia establishment, recalls certain batch/lots of Heng Le branded Blanched Bitter Apricot products from the Canadian marketplace due to suspected natural toxin Amygdalin contamination and consequential risks of acute Cyanide poisoning with headache, dizziness, fast heart rate, shortness of breath, vomiting, seizures, slow heart rate, low blood pressure, loss of consciousness, cardiac arrest as well as long-term neurological problems, all serious health hazards requiring immediate medical intervention.
CFIA: http://ht.ly/eHPW30rEGqC
Direct link: https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/inspection/2021/75363r-eng.php
Additional information:
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”) reports the following Dried Apricot products are subject to this recall:
Filed under: Amygdalin contamination, Canadian Food Inspection Agency ("CFIA"), Cyanide hazard, Food & Drink | Tagged: acute Cyanide poisoning hazard, Amygdalin, apricot, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, CFIA, CFIA reference number: 14330, Fruit, Heng Le, Heng Le Blanched Bitter Apricot, Heng Le branded Blanched Bitter Apricot, Recalls Direct RIN: 14320-2021, Topwin Trading | Leave a comment »