In accordance with the Food Safety Act and Regulation (EC) No. 178 of 2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health wishes to inform the public that following information received through the involved operator, the below mentioned product must not be consumed by persons who are intollerant or allergic to gluten since despite being labelled as 'gluten free', it contains an ingredient which contains gluten.

Product name:	Japanese Style Marinated Wakame
Brand:	Vitasia
Durability dates and Lots:	24/04/2024; 2024145798 25/04/2024; 2024146343 29/04/2024 2024147444
Weight:	250g
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For further information, the public is kindly requested to contact the Health Inspectorate Services between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on telephone number 21337333 or by email on [email protected].  The public is also being invited to access the Directorate's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/EHDMalta or our official website at https://environmentalhealth.gov.mt for similar information.

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