Press release, 2004 December 8

Georgia Department of Agriculture
Tommy Irvin, Commissioner 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA 30334

PRESS RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2004

For information contact: Jackie Sosby or Arty Schronce
(404) 656-3689

Labeled in Russian only
Irvin Says Recalled Marshmallows Contain Eggs Not on Labels

ATLANTA Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin today warned consumers with an egg allergy to avoid Chocolate Covered Marshmallows on the Stick, distributed nationwide by Desly International, Corp. of Brooklyn, New York.
The strawberry and vanilla marshmallows were packaged in uncoded 48 gram cellophane bags with Russian writing only. The products contain undeclared eggs.
"If our inspectors find this product for sale, they will place it on withhold for pickup by the distributor or seek voluntary destruction," said Commissioner Irvin.
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