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Recall -- Firm Press ReleaseFDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company. Elegant Gourmet Issues Nationwide Recall of Cookies Containing Undeclared Wheat, Eggs, and Milk, Packaged in the "Camp Survival Kit"Contact: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Woodinville, WA -- June 15, 2005 -- Elegant Gourmet of Woodinville, WA is recalling the chocolate chip cookies contained in the "Camp Survival Kit" because the product does not contain any ingredient labeling for the cookies. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat, eggs or milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these chocolate chip cookies. (The "Camp Survival Kit" also contains other food items that have ingredient labeling.) The "Camp Survival Kit" containing the recalled chocolate chip cookies was distributed nationwide to retail stores. The cookies are wrapped in a clear cello bag with no labeling. The cookies are inside a closed bright red cardboard box labeled "CAMP SURVIVAL KIT". A label on back of the box is labeled "ELEGANT SWEETS, net wt. 16 oz; Elegant Gourmet, Woodinville, WA 425-814-2500." No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this product. This voluntary recall was initiated after it was discovered that there was no ingredient labeling for the chocolate chip cookie. If you have this product in your possession please dispose of the product. #### |