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Canada – CFIA Recalls Listeria monocytogenes – Shreded Cheese – Fruit Blends

Posted on March 27, 2014 by | Leave a comment

CFIA CIFA

The food recall warning issued on March 17, 2014 has been updated to include additional product information identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation. The following products are being recalled because they were made from or contain shredded cheese products voluntarily recalled by Castle Cheese Inc. due to Listeria.

Industry is recalling various shredded cheese, pasta, and salad products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described in the link above.

CFIA

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes not to sell or use the products described below due to possible Listeria contamination.

 Products

Brand Name Common Name Size Codes(s) on Product UPC
All Fruits LTD 7 Fruits Blend 5 L Best before 23 April 2014 8 31341 00901 4
All Fruits LTD 7 Fruits Blend 12 L Best before 23 April 2014 8 31341 00910 6
All Fruits LTD “Coupe hôpital“ 12 L Best before 23 April 2014 8 31341 00903 8
All Fruits LTD 7 Fruits Blend + Orange 12 L Best before 23 April 2014 8 31341 00801 7
Restaurant Maman Fournier 5 Fruits Blend 5 kg Best before 23 April 2014 None

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Canada – CFIA Recalls – Listeria monocyotgenes – Cheese and Bakery Products

Posted on March 24, 2014 by | Leave a comment

CFIA CIFA

Federated Co-operatives Ltd. is recalling Co-op and Market Town Co-op brands bakery products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

Recalled products

Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC
Co-op California Garlic Bread None Best Before dates up to and including 14 MR 23 0 057316 130112
Co-op Garlic/Cheese Bread 250 g Best Before dates up to and including 14 MR 23 0 057316 073969
Co-op Garlic/Cheese Bread 2 Pk 450 g Best Before dates up to and including 14 MR 23 0 057316 146847
Market Town Co-op Pizza Bread 425 g Best Before dates up to and including 14 MR 23 0 057316 040305

CFIA

The Meat Shoppe Inc. is recalling The Meat Shoppe brand shredded cheese products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

 Recalled products

Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC
The Meat Shoppe Shredded Cheddar Cheese Variable Packed On dates from 2014JA08 up to and including 2014MR03 Starting with 200923
The Meat Shoppe Shredded Mozza Cheese Variable Packed On dates from 2014JA08 up to and including 2014MR03 Starting with 200922

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Canada – CFIA Extended Recall – Cheese – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on March 18, 2014 by | Leave a comment

CFIA CIFA

Castle Cheese Inc. is recalling Meddo Belle and Okanagan’s Choice Cheese brands shredded cheese products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

The following products have been sold in Alberta, British Columbia, and may have also been distributed in other provinces.

Recalled products

Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC
Meddo Belle Crumbled Feta Cheese 200 g Best Before 14 DE 13 0 62608 13907 0
Okanagan’s Choice Cheese Chipped Parmesan Cheese 175 g Best Before 14 DE 31 0 59756 07314 1
Okanagan’s Choice Cheese Shredded Parmesan Cheese 175 g Best Before 14 DE 31 0 59756 07210 6

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Canada – CFIA Recall – Cheese – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on March 14, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Castle Cheese Inc. is recalling Okanagan’s Choice Cheese brand shredded cheese products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

The following products have been sold in Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba.

 Recalled products

Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC
Okanagan’s Choice Cheese Nacho Blend – Cheddar, Mozzarella Shredded Cheese 200 g Best Before 15JA13 0 59756 08208 2
Okanagan’s Choice Cheese Shredded Cheddar Cheese 200 g Best Before 15JA13 0 59756 08008 8
Okanagan’s Choice Cheese Shredded Mozzarella Cheese 200 g Best Before 15JA20 0 59756 08108 5
Okanagan’s Choice Cheese Shredded Parmesan Cheese 175 g Best Before 15JA20 0 59756 07210 6

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Canada – CFIA Recall Salad – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on March 13, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. is recalling Dole brand Italian Blend salad from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

The following product is known to have been distributed in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick and may have been also been distributed in other provinces.

Recalled products

Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC
Dole Italian Blend Salad 10 oz. (283 g) Best Before: 14-MR-12 0 71430 00819 5

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Canada – Recall – Sandwiches – Salmonella

Posted on March 5, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Lucerne Foods is recalling various sandwich products from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

The following products have been sold in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and may have been sold in other provinces

Recalled products

Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC
None Roast Beef Submarine None BB MR  11, BB MR 12,BB MR 13,BB MR 14,BB MR 17 6 89048 03110 3
None Meat Lover’s Sandwich None BB MR 11, BB MR 12,BB MR 13,BB MR 16,BB MR 17 6 89048 03117 9
None Roast Beef Submarine None 4051 0 79944 00991 2
None Roast Beef & Cheddar Sandwich None 4051 0 79944 00987 5

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Canada – Alfalfa Sprouts Recalled – Salmonella

Posted on February 26, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Aquafuchsia Foods Inc. is recalling Aquafuchsia brand alfalfa sprout product from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

The following product has been sold in Quebec.

 Recalled products

Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC
Aquafuchsia Salad Plus – Alfalfa with a touch of radish! 125 g 041 0 551176 1

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Canada Recall – Caesar Salad products recalled due to Listeria

Posted on February 26, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Safeway and Buy-Low Foods are recalling Caesar salad products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

The products shown in the link above have been sold in Alberta and British Columbia (Buy-Low Foods and Nesters Market) and in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan (Safeway and St. Martin’s Family Foods).

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Canada – Recall – Shredded Cheese – Listeria monocytogenes

Posted on February 25, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Castle Cheese Inc. is recalling Sun Valley and Castle brand shredded cheese products from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described in the link above.

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Canada – Dried Egg Products Recall – Salmonella

Posted on February 18, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Vanderpol’s Eggs Ltd. is recalling Ova Easy brand Tasty Nutritious Egg dried egg product from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

This recall was triggered by a recall in another country. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (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.

No illnesses have been reported

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