Date Notified To FSANZ: | 29 May 2009 |
Food Product: | Snackfood |
Name of Product:
| Smith’s Classic Crinkle Cut Potato Chips Flavours affected: 1. Chicken |
Package Description: | polypropylene (plastic) pack or cardboard box |
Use By Date, Size And Lot Code:
| 1. Chicken (45g/90g/175g/200g) Best before 09 Jul 09 lot code “GE” 2. Salt and Vinegar (90g/200g) Best before 09 Jul 09 lot code “GE” 3. Salt and Vinegar Box 15pack Best before 09 Jul 09 lot code “GE” 4. Variety Box 20 pack Best before 09 Jul 09 lot codes “GF” and “GG” Best before 16 Jul 09 lot Code “GA” 5. Kidz Pick Box 20 pack Best before 09 Jul 09 lot codes “GE” and “GF” Best before 16 Jul 09 lot Code “GA |
Australian Distribution:
| WA, SA, NT, VIC and TAS -Salt & Vinegar Box 15 pack, Variety Box 20 pack, Kidz Pick Box 20 pack NSW, QLD ACT -Chicken (45g/90g/175g/200g) Salt & Vinegar (90/200g), Salt & Vinegar Box 15 pack, Variety Box 20 pack, Kidz Pick Box 20 pack |
Overseas Distribution: | Nil |
Reason for Recall: | Foreign Matter – Rubber Pieces |
Comments:
| SMITH’S CLASSIC CRINKLE CUT POTATO CHIPS Chicken 45g/90g/175g/200g Best Before date 09 Jul 09 with lot code “GE” (located under Best Before date) Salt & Vinegar 90g/200g Best Before date 09 Jul 09 with lot code “GE” Salt & Vinegar Box 15 pack Best Before date 09 Jul 09 with lot code “GE” (located under Best Before date) Variety Box 20 pack Best Before date 09 Jul 09 with lot codes “GF” and “GG” Best Before date 16 Jul 09 with lot codes “GA” Kidz Pick Box 20 pack Best Before date 09 Jul 09 with lot codes “GE” and “GF” Best Before date 16 Jul 09 with lot codes “GA” The Smith’s Snackfood Company is conducting a voluntary recall of the above products as a precautionary measure following the discovery of pieces of rubber in some packs produced at our Queensland manufacturing plant. The rubber may pose a choking hazard. Only Smith’s Classic Crinkle Cut Potato Chips with the above flavours, Best Before dates and lot codes are affected. No other flavours of Smiths Classic Crinkle Cut Potato Chips and no Smith’s Thinly Cut Potato Chips are affected. Anyone with the specified product should not consume them and should take the product to the place of purchase for a full purchase price refund. If the product has been purchased from a vending machine please call the 1800 freecall number listed below. We ask anyone with family or friends who may have purchased this product to contact them in case they may not be aware of the recall. Enquiries can be directed to 1800 555 107 between 9am and 6pm Eastern Time. The Smith’s Snackfood Company Tower A, Level 8, 799 Pacific Highway, Chatswood, NSW 2067 ABN 31 057 976 940 |