The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Heinz Canada are warning the public that Heinz Mixed Cereal for babies should not be consumed as the baby food contains a possible carcinogen.

Heinz is recalling several lots of mixed baby cereal because it contains high levels of a toxin produced by fungus called Ochratoxin A.

It is a mycotoxin produced by some fungi that can grow on crops such as grains, grapes and coffee beans, and is classified by the International Agency for research on cancer as a possible human carcinogen.

Even if a child has eaten the cereal, parents are being told not to panic because even the highest levels of ochratoxin A found in these products are not high enough to pose a health risk when consumed as part of a normal diet over the short term.

The best before date codes are located on the top left hand corner of the package and the affected product has best before date codes of BB/MA 10 DE 26 and BB/MA 10 DE 29.