OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Abbott Nutrition are advising consumers to check 900-gram Similac Advance Step 2 powdered infant formula cans for the presence of a false expiration date.
The agency said stickers with false expiration dates and lot numbers have been applied to the cans in question.
The product was supplied by an unauthorized distributor to a liquidation outlet in Ontario and may have been sold at other liquidation outlets across Canada.
A consumer advisory was issued in May by CFIA and Abbott Nutrition to advise the public of the unauthorized sale.
At that time, the affected product had been found only in a limited number of retailers and pharmacies in the Montreal area.
Abbott applies the expiration date and lot number information directly onto the bottom of its cans in ink - and does not use stickers.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of the product.
Correctly labelled Similac Advance Step 2 has not been affected - nor has any other Abbott Nutrition product.
Abbott is working with CFIA and authorities as well as its retail and pharmacy customers, to identify the over-stickered product and remove it from the market.
