Listeria concerns leads to wider cheese recall

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Listeria concerns leads to wider cheese recall

Further to our FOOD SAFETY ALERT which we published last week, the situation has worsened and new warnings are being sent out.

OTTAWA — Consumers are being warned not to eat a number of cheese and dairy products bearing the label Est. 1874 as a recall widened over the weekend due to listeria concerns.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency had originally issued a recall notice on Dec. 13, but widened the recall notice late Saturday night to include cheese and yogurt products distributed in Quebec and Ontario.

There has been one reported illness associated with the consumption of these products.

The manufacturer, 3903052 Canada Inc., Boisbriand, Québec, is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

The recall now includes:

• Bio-Life Adigeisky Cheese, with UPC 7 78546 07000 8 and a best before date of Dec. 16, 2011;
• Bio-Life “Epebah – Fromage Armenian Brinza” cheese, with UPC 7 78546 19000 3 and a best before date of Oct. 19, 2011;
• Bio-Life Erevan (Istanbuli) cheese with a best before date of Oct 29, 2011;
• Bio-Life Suluguni Cheese with UPC 7 78546 11000 1 and a best before date of Jan. 4, 2012;
• Fromagerie Marie Kade Batonnet Riviera with UPC 7 78546 14250 7 and 7 78546 14001 5 and a best before date of Feb. 15, 2012;
• Fromagerie Marie Kade Moumtaza packaged on Nov. 11, 2011;
• Fromagerie Marie Kade Santa Maria – Fresh Cheese with UPC 7 78546 20000 9 and a best before date of Dec. 26, 2011;
• TIFCO Queso Fresco cheese with a best before date of May 4, 2012;
• and Oaxaca cheese with a best before date of Nov. 30, 2011.

The recall also includes Bio-Life brand Kefir, Kefir Probiotic, and Ryazhenka with best before dates of Dec. 9, 2011, as well as Fromagerie Marie Kade yogurt and Bio-Life plain yogurt with best before dates of Dec. 16, 2011.

The expanded recall also include Bio-Life brand Toplenoe Maslo with a production date of Mar. 26, 2011.

These products have been distributed in Quebec and Ontario. These products may also have been distributed to other provinces.

There has been one reported illness associated with the consumption of these products.

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with these bacteria may cause listeriosis, a foodborne illness. Listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Infected pregnant women may experience only a mild, flu-like illness, however, infections during pregnancy can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.

The manufacturer, 3903052 Canada Inc., Boisbriand, Quebec, is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

For more information consumers and industry can call the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).
For information on Listeria monocytogenes, visit the Food Facts web page at:

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/listeriae.shtml.

For information on all food recalls, visit the CFIA’s Food Recall Report at:http://active.inspection.gc.ca/eng/corp/recarapp_dbe.asp.

To find out more about receiving recalls by e-mail, and other food safety facts, visit:www.foodsafety.gc.ca. Food and consumer product recalls are also available athttp://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca.

Bill & Sheila’s Food Safety – Bacterial Infections

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