Food Safety - Foodborne Illness

Alerts and Recalls

There are 7 alerts listed below:

Health Hazard Alert - Certain Vacuum-Packaged, Refrigerated, Ready-To-Eat Fish Products May Contain Dangerous Bacteria

October 25, 2011 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Mannarich Food Inc. are warning the public not to consume the vacuum-packed, refrigerated, ready-to-eat processed fish products described below because these products may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Toxins produced by these bacteria may cause botulism, a life-threatening illness. For more information, click here.

Health Hazard Alert - Certain Alkanater Brand Tahina May Contain Salmonella Bacteria

September 23, 2011 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Phoenicia Products Inc. are warning the public not to consume the Alkanater brand Tahina described below because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. For more information, click here.

Expanded Health Hazard Alert - Certain Prepackaged Raw Shelled Walnut products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria

The public warning issued on September 1, 2011 has been expanded to include raw shelled walnuts sold from bulk and additional prepackaged raw shelled walnuts and walnut containing products. For more info, click here.

Health Hazard Alert - Certain Prepackaged Raw Shelled Walnut products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Johnvince Foods are warning the public not to consume certain prepackaged raw shelled walnut products described below because these products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. For more info, click here.

Health Hazard Alert - Signature Care 6-Layer Dip May Contain Listeria Monocytogenes

August 12, 2011 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Canada Safeway Limited are warning the public not to consume Signature Cafe 6-Layer Dip described below because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. For more info, click here.

Health Hazard Alert - Certin Mussels May Contain A Biotoxin Which Causes Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning
August 6, 2011- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the mussels, described below, because they may contain Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) biotoxin. For more information, click here.

Consumer Advisory - Salmonella Contamination of Ground Turkey in the United States.
August 4, 2010 - The Government of Canada continues to closely follow the investigation by U.S. authorities into the recall of ground turkey due to Salmonella contamination in the United States. For more information, click here.