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The food recall warning issued on September 11, 2014 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) food safety investigation.
Advantage Health Matters is recalling Organic Traditions brand Sprouted Flax Seed Powder and Sprouted Chia & Flax Seed Powder from the marketplace due to Salmonella. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.
The following products have been sold nationally.
Recalled products
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Brand Product Size UPC Codes
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Organic Traditions Sprouted Flax
Seed Powder 227 g 8 54260 00626 1 AHM626140818D
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Organic Traditions Sprouted Flax
Seed Powder 454 g 8 54260 00553 0 AHM553140818D
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Organic Traditions Sprouted Chia & AHM621140808D
Flax Seed AHM621140811D
Powder 227 g 8 54260 00621 6 AHM621140811N
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Organic Traditions Sprouted Chia &
Flax Seed
Powder 454 g 8 54260 00547 9 AHM547140806N
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What you should do
Check to see if you have recalled products in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.
Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections. Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.
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recall process
Background
This recall was triggered by CFIA inspection activities. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.
The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing recalled product from the marketplace.
Illnesses
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
More information
-- CFIA: www.inspection.gc.ca/contactus
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