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Milka chocolate sold in Canada recalled for containing undeclared nuts

A chocolate bar sold by the Swiss company Milka has been recalled across Canada for containing undeclared hazelnuts, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Chocolate bar is sold across Canada and online via Amazon

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A chocolate bar sold by the Swiss company Milka has been recalled across Canada for containing undeclared hazelnuts, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. (Recalls Canada)

A chocolate bar sold by the Swiss company Milka has been recalled across Canada for containing undeclared hazelnuts, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

The product, called the Bubbly Alpine Milk, is "being recalled from the marketplace because it contains hazelnut which is not declared on the label," the CFIA said in a notice sent out Tuesday.

The agency noted that the chocolate bars are distributed in Alberta, B.C., New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec. They are also sold on Amazon.

"Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the location where they were purchased," the agency said.

A spokesperson for Mondelez International Inc., which owns the Milka brand, told CBC News in a statement that the product in question "was not imported or sold by Mondelez Canada in Canada."

"As per the CFIA recall notice issued, the product was distributed by Bensus Imports, who is not authorized by Mondelez Canada to sell this product in Canada," the statement said. "CFIA has issued a Class II recall due to an incorrect label with an undeclared allergen, which we understand was applied by the distributor."

CBC News has reached out to Bensus Imports for a comment.

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