PR242102en

30/12/2024

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIRECTORATE NOTICE

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 Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the following product must not be consumed may potentially be contaminated with Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons.

 

Name of product on the label:Fried Garlic
Brand:Cock Brand
Lot number:2403173
Durability date:03.05.2026
Weight:100g

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Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons (MOAH) are environmental contaminants that may end up in food during food production, from additives or migration from food contact materials and may be carcinogenic  (https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/mineral-oil-hydrocarbons).

 

For further information, the public is kindly requested to contact the Environmental Health 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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