CFIA warns consumers about ice cream containing recalled peanuts
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 4, 2009 | 12:48 PM ET
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Consumers in Canada were warned Wednesday not to eat a brand of ice cream made in Canada that contains peanuts that might have been contaminated with salmonella.
Kawartha Dairy Heavenly Hash Ice Cream is sold in 1.5 litre and 11.4 litre containers.
It might have been distributed across the country.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a news release that the ice cream contains peanut products that have been recalled in the U.S. and Canada by the Peanut Corporation of America.
The recall is the result of an outbreak of salmonella in the U.S. that has sickened at least 529 people. At least eight might have died.
The alert issued by the agency also warns consumers about foods manufactured in the U.S. that contain recalled peanuts in various forms. The foods contain whole or crushed peanuts or peanuts that have been turned into a butter, paste or powder.
The list of foods includes U.S.-made snack bars with brand names such as Cinch, Detour and Oh Yeah! The list also includes the Disney Hannah Montana Peanut Chocolate Granola Bar and Sinbad Sweets Baklava Assortment.
The outbreak is being linked to peanuts processed at a Georgia-based Peanut Corp. of America plant. The nuts have been widely used as an ingredient in various processed food manufactured in both the U.S. and Canada.
More than 430 products have been recalled in the U.S. while the CFIA has recalled more than 120.
A list of all recalled products can be viewed on the CFIA website.
The CFIA said it is working with Canadian manufacturers to recall foods containing affected U.S. peanuts and with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to identify and remove all affected products imported into Canada from the U.S.
Food contaminated with salmonella might not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with these bacteria might cause salmonellosis, a food-borne illness.
In otherwise healthy people, salmonellosis might cause such symptoms as high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
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