In accordance with the Food Safety Act and Regulation (EC) No 178 of 2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and following information received via the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, the Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health wishes to inform the public that the following product may contain traces of undeclared horse meat.

Product Description:             

Lasagne alla Bolognese

Brand:

Artica – Ricette Italiane

Weight:

750g

Date of Minimum Durability:

15/05/2014

Lot:

12318

Origin:

Italy

The Company involved was instructed to withdraw the batch in question from the market, however since it reported that not all consignment has been withdrawn, as it is done in these cases, this Directorate is obliged to inform consumers of this recall.

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 calling personally at its offices at Continental Business Centre, Cutrico Buildings, Old Railway Track, Santa Venera or by email [email protected]

The public is also being invited to access the Directorate’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Environmental-Health-Directorate-Malta/145027878928626  or our official website at https://ehealth.gov.mt/HealthPortal/public_health/environmental-health/department_for_env_health.aspx for similar information.