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Canada – CFIA Recall – Mortadella – Listeria monocytogenes

CFIA

996660 Ontario Ltd. is recalling Monticello brand Mortadella, product of Italy, from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume and retailers, restaurants and institutions should not to sell or use the recalled product described below.

Starting on November 13, 2014, this product was sold clerk-served from deli counters with or without a label or coding, and some product packages may not bear the same brand or product name as described above, or a brand at all. Consumers who are unsure if they have purchased the affected product are advised to contact their retailer.

Recalled products

Brand Name Common Name Size Code(s) on Product UPC
Monticello La Mortadella del Cuore – Mortadella Variable LOT: 044293
BEST BEFORE: 03/19/2015
None

Canada – CFIA Recalls – Mortadella – Listeria monocytogenes

CFIA CIFA

Lady York Foods is recalling sliced Mortadella, product of Italy, sold on February 11, 2015 from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products.

If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

The following products were sold from Lady York Foods, 2939 Dufferin St., North York, Ontario.

This recall applies to Italian Mortadella products sliced and sold from the deli counter at Lady York Foods on February 11, 2015. Consumers who are unsure if they have purchased the affected products are advised to contact the retailer.

CFIA

The food recall warning issued earlier today has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the ongoing food borne illness outbreak investigation in Ontario.

Lady York Foods is recalling San Danielle Mortadella – Regular or Lean sold on February 18, 2015 from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.

If other high-risk products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through updated Food Recall Warnings.

The following product was sold from Lady York Foods, 2939 Dufferin St., North York, Ontario.

This recall applies to San Danielle Spicy Mortadella sliced and sold from the deli counter at Lady York Foods on February 18, 2015 but labelled as “San Danielle Mortadella – Regular or Lean”. Consumers who are unsure if they have purchased the affected product are advised to contact the retailer.

Hong Kong – Food Alert – Two kinds of cooked Italian ham and mortadella were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes

CFS

Cooked Italian ham and mortadella

(1) Product name: Fumagalli Organic Cooked Ham
Place of origin: Italy
Weight: 70 grams
Use-by date: October 16, 2014

(2) Product name: Fumagalli Organic Mortadella
Place of origin: Italy
Weight: 70 grams
Use-by date: October 16, 2014

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) received notification from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Commission that upon testing, samples of the ham and mortadella concerned were found to have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. According to the information, a French retailer involved has initiated a recall. About 11 kilograms of the affected product has been imported to Hong Kong.

Listeria monocytogenes can be easily destroyed by cooking but can survive and multiply at refrigerator temperature. Severe complications such as septicemia, meningitis or even death may occur in newborns, elderly and those with a weaker immune system. Although infected pregnant women may just experience mild symptoms generally, the infection of Listeria monocytogenes may cause miscarriage, infant death, preterm birth, or severe infection in the newborns