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The following allergy alert is from the FDA on March 4, 2005.

Streit's SINCE 1925 brand Potato Pancake LATKES MIX, NET WT. 6 OZ. (170 g). "PRODUCT OF CANADA" labeled product only (found on side of box below the Nutrition Facts Panel). The product is packaged in a box. INGREDIENTS: Dehydrated potato, potato starch, salt, dehydrogenated onion, hydrogenated cottonseed oil shortening, spice. --- NOTE: Boxes of the product labeled "PRODUCT OF USA" are not involved in recall. UPC barcode # 0 70227 50051
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER: Aron Streit Inc., New York, NY, by letter on January 24, 2005. Firm initiated recall is ongoing.
REASON: The product contains undeclared sulfites based on FDA's analysis. DISTRIBUTION: Nationwide and Canada.