OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 12/04/10 -- The public warning issued on December 2, 2010 has been updated to identify the correct best before date for one product.
Audio clips available at www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/relations/indexaud e.shtml.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Saputo Inc. are warning the public and food service institutions, such as restaurants, hospitals and nursing homes, not to serve or consume the process cheese slice products described below because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The following products, bearing establishment number "REG: 1900", are affected by this alert:
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Brand Product Format UPC Best Before dates up
to and including
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Faith Farms Ribbon Slices 2 kg 065949040029 2011 JN 15(i)
Process Cheese
Product - Made with
Swiss Cheese
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Faith Farms Ribbon Slices 2 kg 065949040043 2011 JL 18
Process Cheese Food
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Faith Farms Submarine Cut 2 kg 065949040050 2011 JL 09
Process Cheese Food
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Faith Farms Pullman Slices 2 kg 065949040074 2011 MA 07
Process Cheese Food
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No Label PCF - Colored 2.27 kg None 2011 OC 27
Pullman
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St-Albert Ribbon Slices 2 kg None 2011 JL 09
Process Cheese Food
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Sunspun Pullman Slices 2 kg 060383020262 2011 AL 30
Process Cheese Food
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Sunspun Ribbon Slices 2 kg 060383101367 2011 AL 15
Process Swiss Food
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Sunspun Submarine Slices 2 kg 060383128036 2011 MA 10
Process Cheese Food
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(i) Correction
These process cheese slice products may have been sold through retailers, cash and carry and deli stores and may also have been sold to food service institutions such as restaurants, hospitals, day care centres and nursing homes. If you have purchased unlabelled processed cheese slices check with your place of purchase to determine if you have the affected product.
These products have been distributed nationally.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of the affected products.
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with these bacteria may cause listeriosis, a foodborne illness. Listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Infected pregnant women may experience only a mild, flu-like illness, however, infections during pregnancy can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.
The manufacturer, Saputo Inc, Montreal, Quebec 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:
Saputo Inc. at 1-800-672-8866; 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 Listeria monocytogenes, visit the Food Facts web page at: ttp://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/listeriae.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 our web site at: www.inspection.gc.ca.
Contacts:
Saputo Inc.
Sandy Vassiadis
514-328-3347
CFIA Media Relations
613-773-6600
