OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 08/11/12 -- Product photos are available at http://bit.ly/RzzdXb
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public, distributors and food service establishments not to consume, sell, serve or use the dried Basil products described below because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
This is an ongoing food safety investigation. The CFIA is working with various parties to identify and remove all affected basil products that were made with the dried basil recalled by Shah Trading Co. Ltd, Scarborough, Ontario on August 3, 2012.
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Brand Product Size UPC Lot #
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All Seasons 21861R, 21371R,
20791R, 20741R,
20631R, 20531R
Basil Rubbed 2.27 kg (5 lb) 0 66844 22133 9 (i)
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0 66844 20058 7
(i) 20891R (i)
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210111, 211411,
211511, 212211,
213611, 216011,
220811or no code
None (i) (i)
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McArthur Sold from
FoodMarket McArthur Food
Market,
300 McArthur
Avenue
Ottawa, ON from
February 7, 2012
to
Various August 9, 2012
Basil Rubbed weights None inclusive
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None - soldfrom
bulk bin at
Tutti Fruiti Sold from March
Famous Foods 20,
64 Kensington 2012 to August
Ave, Toronto, Various 10, 2012
ON Basil weights None inclusive
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Marche Victoria Sold from
Marche Victoria
6324 Victoria
Montreal, QC and
Marche Victoria
4759 Blvd. des
Sources,
Pierrefonds, QC
from
May 4 2012 to
August 10, 2012
Rubbed Basil 50 g 200000 400996 inclusive
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None Sold from
Toronto Cash &
Carry,
1405 Gerald
Street, Toronto,
ON from
March 2, 2012 to
August 10, 2012
Basil 100 g None inclusive
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Sold from bulk
binat Bulk
Food Sold from April
Warehouse1621 10, 2012 to
Wilson Ave, Various August 10, 2012
North York, ON Basil weights None inclusive
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None Sold from
House of Spice
190 Augusta
Avenue, Toronto,
ON from February
8, 2012
to August 10,
Basil 50 g None 2012 inclusive
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100 g
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200 g
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Sold from bulk
binat Sugar &
Spice 265 Sold from May 15,
Augusta 2012 to August
Ave,Toronto, Various 10, 2012
ON Basil weights None inclusive
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Iqbal Foods Sold from Iqbal
Foods
2 Thorncliffe
Park Drive
Toronto, ON from
March 8 2012 to
IHF Basil August
Rubbed 50 g 472253100309 9, 2012 inclusive
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(i) Corrections to previous release
These products have been distributed in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and New Brunswick. However, they may have been distributed in other provinces.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with these bacteria may cause salmonellosis, a foodborne illness. In young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems, salmonellosis may cause serious and sometimes deadly infections. In otherwise healthy people, salmonellosis may cause short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.
The importer, Shah Trading Co. Ltd., Scarborough, ON and other distributors are voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.
For more information consumers and industry can call the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).
For information on Salmonella, visit the Food Facts web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/salmonellae.shtml.
For information on all food recalls, visit the CFIA's Food Recall Report at: http://active.inspection.gc.ca/eng/corp/recarapp_dbe.asp.
To find out more about receiving recalls by e-mail, and other food safety facts, visit: www.foodsafety.gc.ca. Food and consumer product recalls are also available at http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca.
Contacts:
Media enquiries:
CFIA Media Relations
613-773-6600
