MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 07/31/10 -- G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. of Mississauga, Ontario, today announced a voluntary recall of certain ready-to-eat cooked meat products manufactured at its Mississauga, Ontario facility (Establishment number 164), produced from May 30, 2010, as they may be contaminated with Salmonella and or Listeria.
The Company is notifying retailers across Canada where the products on the following list were distributed and has asked that the products be removed from their shelves immediately.
While there have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products, consumers are advised not to consume and to discard them if purchased up to July 30, 2010 from over-the-counter delis.
Food contaminated with Salmonella and or Listeria may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with these organisms may cause illness, sometimes called food poisoning. Symptoms vary by organism, but can include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, fever, headache, dizziness and neck stiffness. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may be more at risk.
"As a Canadian family owned and operated business, public health and safety is always a top priority for Brandt Meat Packers," said Brigitte Brandt-Welzel V.P. Sales & Marketing. "We will continue to work with the CFIA until we have a comprehensive understanding of how these contaminations may have occurred. This precautionary product recall affirms our family's determination to continue to provide safe, wholesome, high quality meat products, and ensure the continued food safety that Canadian families have come to depend on.
"Our priority is to get these products off the shelves of retailers and distributors and to ensure consumer safety."
In addition, Brandt has taken the additional voluntary measure of shutting down production at its Mississauga plant effective July 31, 2010 to conduct a thorough and intensive sanitation of its facilities. The Company has initiated this precautionary action, in addition to its consistently high food safety standards and protocols. It is precisely these high safety standards that enable Brandt to continue to maintain its ongoing HACCP approval.
This voluntary recall follows a similar recall of Brandt headcheese products announced, as part of an on-going CFIA investigation, on July 22, 2010.
No other Brandt products are affected.
Consumers who purchased any of these Brandt products can either return the product for a full refund at their point-of-purchase location or by contacting Brandt Meats at 1-800-387-9340 Ext 227.
Brandt Meat Products was established in 1958 and remains a Canadian family owned and operated business. Today, Brandt's European Sausage Plant in Mississauga, Ontario, produces over 120 different sausages, salamis and hams. While Brandt's delicious recipes go back generations, their processing practices are modern and stringent, resulting in their products having won numerous Gold Medals at International Trade Competitions. Since 2000, G. Brandt Meat Packers Limited has maintained certification from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency under their Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) program and continues to proudly adhere to and exceed these safety standards.
Editors' Notes:
Full Product Recall List Follows
The following G. Brandt Meat Packers Limited products, bearing Est. 164, are affected by this recall:
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Brand Product
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Borges Smoked Black Forest Style Ham
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Brandt All Veal Bologna
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All Veal Lyoner Sausage
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All Veal Wiener
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Bacon Wrapped Pork Loin
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Bavarian Meat Loaf
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Beerwurst Sausage
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Black Forest Style Salami
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Black Forest Style Turkey Breast
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Blood Sausage
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Blood Sausage Rings
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Bologna Rings
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Boris Sausage
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Chef Style Roast Beef
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Chicken, smoked (whole)
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Classic Pannonia Ham Hungarian Style
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Cooked All-Beef Salami
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Cooked German Bratwurst
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Cooked Ham (round)
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Cooked Jellied Pork Tongue
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Cooked Roast Beef
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Csabai Sausage (mild)
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Dutch Meat Loaf
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Estonian Cooked Salami
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Flat Smoked Turkey Breast
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Gaenseleberwurst (Goose Meat and Pork Liver Pate)
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Gammon Ham
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Garlic Bologna
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Glazed Cognac Pate
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Glazed Liver Pate
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Gourmet Liversausage with Herbs
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Ham Kolbassa
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Homemade Style Liversausage
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Honey Maple Smoked Ham
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Hot Pepperoni
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Jagdwurst Sausage
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Jalapeno Meat Pate
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Jalapeno Sausage with Cheese
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Jellied Beef Tongue
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Kabanossa Sausage
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Knackwurst
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Kolbassa Meat Loaf
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Kolbassa Sausage
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Kosher Style Corned Beef
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Krakovska Sausage
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Landjaeger Sausage
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Liversausage, coarse
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Liversausage, fine
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Meat Macaroni and Cheese Loaf
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Meat Olive and Pimento Loaf
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Mini Black Forest Style Ham
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Mini Cheesewurst Sausage
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Mini Cheesewurst Sausage (Farmer Style)
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Mini Farmer Sausage
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Montreal Style Smoked Meat
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Muenchner Weisswurst Sausage
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New York Style Pastrami
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Oven Baked Glazed Liver Pate with Peppercorns
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Pepper and Garlic Ham
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Pepperoni
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Pizza Meat Loaf with Cheese and Diced Peppers
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Pizza Pepperoni
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Polish Sausage
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Polish Style Ham
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Premium Garlic Roast Beef
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Premium Kolbassa Sausage
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Premium Oven Roast Chicken Breast
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Premium Oven Roast Turkey Breast
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Premium Smoked Boneless Pork Loin
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Proscuitto Cotto Ham
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Ruegenwalder Teewurst Sausage, fine
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Sliced Turkey Pepperoni
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Smoked Beef Tongues
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Smoked Black Forest Style Ham
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Smoked Chicken Breast
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Smoked Chicken Legs
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Smoked Farmer Sausage
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Smoked Hungarian Csabai
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Smoked Hungarian Farmer Sausage
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Smoked Pig Ears
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Smoked Pig Feet
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Smoked Pig Tails
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Smoked Pork Butt
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Smoked Pork Hocks
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Smoked Pork Jowls
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Smoked Pork Loin, Bone-in
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Smoked Pork Tongues
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Smoked Side Bacon
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Smoked Turkey Breast (rolls)
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Smoked Veal Ribs
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Spiced Ham Sausage
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Summer Sausage
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Summer Sausage (cooked)
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Swiss Lyoner Sausage
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Swiss Style Veal Bratwurst
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Thueringer Sausage
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Thueringer Sausage Homemade Style
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Tongue and Blood Sausage
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Turkey and Veal Sausage with Olives and Peppers
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Turkey Drumsticks, smoked
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Turkey Knackwurst
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Turkey Kolbassa
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Turkey Kolbassa Loaf
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Turkey Pepperoni
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Turkey Thighs, smoked
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Vienna Cooked Salami Sausage
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Westfalian Mettwurst Sausage
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Wiener
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Smoked Mini Farmer Sausage
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Longo's Black Forest Ham
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Black Forest Style Turkey Breast
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Mini Black Forest Style Ham
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Montreal Style Smoked Meat
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Our Premium Smoked Chicken Breast
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Oven Roasted Chicken Breast (nitrite free)
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Oven Roasted Turkey Breast (nitrite free)
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Premium Honey Maple Black Forest Ham
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Sirloin Tip Roast Beef
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Smoked Chicken Breast (nitrite free)
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The Smoke Master Chicken, smoked (whole)
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Turkey Thighs, smoked
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Contacts:
G. Brandt Meat Packers Limited
Caroline Spivak
Media Relations
416-371-9740
Caroline@Profilecoms.com
