Cadbury Schweppes plc recalls a range of its own brand chocolate products due to possible contamination with salmonella

Friday 23 June 2006

Food Alert: for Action

Ref: 36/2006 (38/2006 Scotland)

Heads of Environmental Health and Directors of Trading Standards will wish to be aware that Cadbury Schweppes Plc has recalled seven different own brand chocolate products due to possible contamination with Salmonella Montevideo.

Cadbury Schweppes Plc has undertaken a full product recall and will be issuing a press notice on 23 June to alert consumers to the reasons for the recall and the actions they can take if they have purchased the affected products.

The products recalled are:
Cadbury Dairy Milk Turkish 250g
Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel 250g
Cadbury Dairy Milk Mint 250g
Cadbury Dairy Milk 8 Chunk
Cadbury Dairy Milk 1kg
Cadbury Dairy Milk Button Easter Egg-105g
Cadbury Freddo 10p

All Lots and Best Before Date codes

A copy of the press notice issued by Cadbury Schweppes Plc is attached to this food alert.

Action to be taken by local authorities:
These products do not comply with the food safety requirements due to possible contamination with Salmonella Montevideo. As these products will be on sale in a variety of outlets dealing with confectionery goods, local authorities are requested to contact the relevant food business operators to ensure that they are removed from sale, if necessary using the powers under the Food Safety Act to ensure that this is achieved. Cadbury Schweppes Plc has made arrangements for return of these products through trade.