Expanded Salmonella Alert - Cream Cheese/Products CONTAINING cream cheese
EXPANDED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - CERTAIN CREAM CHEESE PRODUCTS MAY
CONTAIN SALMONELLA BACTERIA
OTTAWA, December 4, 2009 - The public warning issued on December 2,
2009 has been expanded to include additional products. These additional
retail products were prepared using the original cream cheese recalled
by Western Creamery, a division of Liberté Natural Foods.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to
consume the
Cream Cheese products described below because these products may be
contaminated with Salmonella.
The following Cream Cheese products in variable weight packages, sold
at deli counters or
clerk-served between November 25 and December 4, 2009, are affected by
this alert:
Product
Sold from
Canadian Cream Cheese Spread
Nacho Dip
Nachos with Dip
Nachos with Salsa Party Tray
Certain of the following stores in Ontario:
Loblaw
Real Canadian Superstore
Your Independent Grocer
Fortinos
Zehrs
Plain Cream Cheese
Metro, 1050 Don Mills Rd., North York, ON
Metro, 3090 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON
Metro, 80 Front St. E, Toronto, ON
Metro, 444 Yonge St. , Toronto, ON
Cream Cheese - Plain
Sobey’s, 9200 Bathurst St., Vaughan, ON
Sobey’s, 147 Laird Dr., Toronto, ON
Sobey’s, 1015 Broadview Ave., Toronto, ON
Sobey’s, 710 Mount Pleasant Rd., Toronto, ON
Cream Cheese
Leslieville Cheese Market, 891 Queen St. E, Toronto, ON
Lana’s Cream Cheese
Daiter’s Fresh Market, 3535 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON
Cream Cheese
Galati Market FresH, 5845 Leslie St., Toronto, ON
The CFIA is continuing its investigation to identify other retail
locations where the affected
Cream cheese may have been sold. Consumers are advised to contact the
retailer if they are
unsure whether the Cream Cheese product they have is affected.
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 food borne 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 manufacturer and various retailers are voluntarily recalling the
affected cream cheese
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
CONTAIN SALMONELLA BACTERIA
OTTAWA, December 4, 2009 - The public warning issued on December 2,
2009 has been expanded to include additional products. These additional
retail products were prepared using the original cream cheese recalled
by Western Creamery, a division of Liberté Natural Foods.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to
consume the
Cream Cheese products described below because these products may be
contaminated with Salmonella.
The following Cream Cheese products in variable weight packages, sold
at deli counters or
clerk-served between November 25 and December 4, 2009, are affected by
this alert:
Product
Sold from
Canadian Cream Cheese Spread
Nacho Dip
Nachos with Dip
Nachos with Salsa Party Tray
Certain of the following stores in Ontario:
Loblaw
Real Canadian Superstore
Your Independent Grocer
Fortinos
Zehrs
Plain Cream Cheese
Metro, 1050 Don Mills Rd., North York, ON
Metro, 3090 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON
Metro, 80 Front St. E, Toronto, ON
Metro, 444 Yonge St. , Toronto, ON
Cream Cheese - Plain
Sobey’s, 9200 Bathurst St., Vaughan, ON
Sobey’s, 147 Laird Dr., Toronto, ON
Sobey’s, 1015 Broadview Ave., Toronto, ON
Sobey’s, 710 Mount Pleasant Rd., Toronto, ON
Cream Cheese
Leslieville Cheese Market, 891 Queen St. E, Toronto, ON
Lana’s Cream Cheese
Daiter’s Fresh Market, 3535 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON
Cream Cheese
Galati Market FresH, 5845 Leslie St., Toronto, ON
The CFIA is continuing its investigation to identify other retail
locations where the affected
Cream cheese may have been sold. Consumers are advised to contact the
retailer if they are
unsure whether the Cream Cheese product they have is affected.
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 food borne 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 manufacturer and various retailers are voluntarily recalling the
affected cream cheese
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