Latest Canadian Food Inspection Agency Stories
The operator of a Toronto deli products plant said it is being investigated for a second time after some items were found to contain listeria bacteria. A spokeswoman for Maple Leaf Foods Inc., which was investigated following a 2008 listeria outbreak, confirmed an unspecified number of deli items tested positive for the pathogen, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Sunday. Spokeswoman Linda Smith added that the company was fully cooperating with Canadian Food Inspection Agency...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning against consumption of certain leeks due to possible bacterial contamination. The CFIA and Les Cultures de Chez Nous Inc. of Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults, Quebec, said the leeks might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes that can cause listeriosis, a foodborne illness. Being recalled are the company's sliced leeks with a UPC of 6 61999 00250 7or 6 61999 00750 2 and a best before date of 27-01-02. The products were distributed in New...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people not to eat Old Style-brand pork loin chops or chicken breasts due to possible contamination. The CFIA said Old Style Smoked Pork Loin Chops and Old Style Thin Sliced Chicken Breasts might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause the food borne illness listeriosis. The chops bearing UPC 6 28292 800045 2 display a Best Before date of "09JA23, while the chicken breasts bear UPC 6 28292 50002 4 and a Best Before...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume Lychee Flavor Nata De Coco in Konnyaku Jelly due to a choking hazard. The product, a mini cup desert imported from Japan, was sold in plastic bags with Japanese text and a bilingual sticker describing the product. Each bag contains 12 mini cups and bears UPC 4 560124 220389. The affected mini-cup jelly product is about the size of coffee creamer with rounded edges. It contains a flavored center. The product was imported...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning against consumption of Old Style-brand pastrami because of possible contamination. The CFIA said the product, manufactured by Mariposa Meats Ltd. of Mississauga, Ontario, might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause listeriosis. The recalled Old Style Pastrami was sold in 450-gram packages bearing a sell-by date of 09JA15, Jan. 15. The product was distributed in Ontario.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people not to eat Cropwell Bishop Creamery-brand blue Stilton cheese due to possible bacterial contamination. The CFIA said the cheese product imported from England might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The cheese is sold nationally through Costco Wholesale stores. All sizes of the Cropwell Bishop Creamery Finest Blue Stilton Cheese bearing a Best Before date 08/DE/12 are affected by the warning. Food contaminated with Listeria...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people allergic to milk not to consume SunRidge Farms-brand organic dark chocolate raisins or peanuts. The CFIA and the DMR Food Corp. of Vaughan, Ontario, said the recalled products might contain milk that is not declared on the label, thereby posing a health risk to people allergic to milk protein. The SunRidge Farms-brand organic dark chocolate peanuts display UPC 6 28997 06959 8 and the raisins display UPC 6 28997 06961 1. All lots of the...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning against consumption of Santa Lucia-brand ricotta cheese because of possible contamination. The CFIA and the manufacturer, the International Cheese Co. Ltd. of Toronto, said the cheese might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause the food-borne illness listeriosis. The recalled cheese is sold in packages of 500 grams, bears a Best Before date of 09JA01 (Jan. 1, 2009) and lot number 477. The cheese was distributed...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people allergic to eggs not to eat Lucerne-brand 10 percent half and half cream due to a labeling error. The CFIA said Lucerne Foods, a division of Canada Safeway Ltd., is voluntarily recalling the product because it might contain egg proteins not declared on its label, thereby posing a health risk for people allergic to eggs. The federal agency said the recalled "Lucerne 10% Half and Half Cream" is sold in 1-liter paper cartons bearing...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says some ready-to-eat roast beef sold at deli counters in Ontario might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The CFUA said the ready-to-eat roast beef was sold in variable weight deli-style plastic bags at the following stores in Ontario during the time periods indicated: Sharpe's IGA, Campbellford, Oct. 3-12; Lamantia's Country Market, Lindsay, Oct. 8-21; Fisher Foodland, Cobourg, Oct. 8-17; and Campbell Metcalfe Variety, Metcalf, Oct. 2-21....
