You can see it here on the hair which falls in-between my fiancee's bosom:

While waiting to talk to somebody at my local Canon repair centre I tried searching the net to see if fellow Canon owners had experienced the same problem. They had, in their droves - it appears it's accepted that if your camera is less than a few months old then hot pixels are to be expected
Then, I fell upon this post: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat...31&changemode=1
The important parts being:
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...with the lens on the camera and the lens cap on the lens, and the lens pointing to the floor, I activated the 'Sensor Clean' function for about 30 seconds. (Obviously with a lens on, I made no effort to clean the sensor before, after or during this operation!). At the end of the 30 seconds, I switched the camera off to close the shutter and return the mirror...
and
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I am now of the opinion that operating the sensor clean function with a lens on and a lens cap on the lens, causes the camera to either map out hot/stuck pixels, or to reset itself, neutralizing them. Pure speculation of course, but it solved the problem completely in 30 seconds. (N.B. I did not clean the sensor at any point and have never done so.)
It worked on my 5D, it may work for you too