Listeria warnings for egg salad products, smoked salmon
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 | 8:27 AM ET
CBC News
People in Ontario and Quebec are being warned of possible food contamination in packaged egg salad products, as well as smoked salmon sold in Quebec.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Wednesday that several egg salad products could contain listeria bacteria.
They are:
- Ziggy’s brand egg salad on whole wheat bread, 160 grams, UPC code: 0 60383 97957 7
- Ziggy’s brand egg salad on white bread, 160 grams, UPC code: 0 60383 97956 0
They have a "best before" date up to and including Feb. 17 and were distributed in Ontario and Quebec.
The egg salad products were made by Quebec-based Plaisirs Gastronomique Inc.
Also affected by this alert are other egg salad products, including sandwiches, made at some of the following chain stores and other independent retailers and deli stores in Quebec and Ontario
- Quebec: Loblaws, Provigo, Metro, IGA, Bonichoix, Boni-soir, Voisin, Marché Richelieu, L'intermarché, IGA Extra, Omni, Axep, Ultramar, Tradition, Le dépanneur
- Ontario: Loeb
Smoked salmon warning
The food safety agency is also warning people not to eat Kanata Smoke House brand smoked Atlantic salmon because it could be contaminated with listeria.
The affected product was sold in 500-gram packages, bearing UPC 8 19269 00350 5 and product code 3001. It has a "best before" date of Feb. 27, 2009, and was sold at Costco stores in Quebec.
The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, commonly referred to as listeria, is found in soil, vegetation, sewage, water and the feces of animals and humans.
Listeria bacteria can also be found in unpasteurized dairy products, raw vegetables and meats and processed foods, including deli meats and hot dogs.
Eating foods spoiled with listeria can result in serious illness, including brain and blood infections and — in extreme cases — death.
Twenty Canadians were killed and dozens sickened by a countrywide listeriosis outbreak last summer. The outbreak was traced to a Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has ordered an investigation into the outbreak.
