OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 07/31/10 -- Audio clips available at www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/relations/indexaude.shtml.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. are warning the public not to consume the ready-to-eat cooked meat products described below because they may be contaminated with foodborne pathogens.
All codes of the following products, bearing Establishment number 164, are affected by this alert:
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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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The affected products have been distributed nationally.
These ready-to-eat cooked meat products may have been sold pre-packaged under the brands listed above. They may also have been sold at deli counters and the original brand or exact product name may not have been transferred to the consumer packages. Persons who may have purchased these products and do not know the original brand and/or product name are advised to check with their retailer or supplier to determine if they have the affected product.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
Food contaminated with foodborne pathogens may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with these organisms may cause foodborne 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.
The manufacturer, G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd, Brampton, ON, is 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 one of the following numbers:
G. Brandt Meat Packers at 905-279-4469 ext. 227; or
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 the common causes of foodborne illness, visit the Food Facts web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/causee.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:
G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd.
Caroline Spivak
Media Relations
416-371-9740
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Media Relations
613-773-6600
