OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 08/20/08 -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Maple Leaf Consumer Foods are warning the public not to serve or consume the ready-to-eat deli meat products described below because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The following ready-to-eat meat products bearing an Est. # 97B are affected by this alert.
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Brand Product Size UPC Code
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McDonald's Sliced Cooked Turkey 2.84 Kg 10063100263659 Product code -
Breast / Tranches de 26365
Poitrine de Dinde 6 X 470g All Best Before
Cuites Dates up to and
including -
08SE 30
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Schneiders Bavarian smokies / 8 Kg 0 64844 02105 8 Product code -
Smokies Bavarois 02106
8 X 1Kg All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08OC28
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Schneiders Cheddar smokies / 8 Kg 0 64844 02124 9 Product code -
Smokies Cheddar 02126
8 X 1Kg All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08OC 28
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ML Sure Roast Beef / Rosbif 3 Kg 10063100213333 Product code -
Slice 21333
3 X 1Kg All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08SE 30
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ML Sure Combo Pack / 3 Kg 10063100213883 Product code -
Slice Combo Pack 21388
3 X 1Kg All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08SE 30
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Deli Roast Beef slices / 6 Kg 10000000602430 Product code -
Gourmet Tranches de Roti de 60243
Boeuf cuit, assaisone 6 X 1Kg All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08SE 30
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MR SUB Seasoned Cooked 6 Kg 10063100023567 Product code -
Roast Beef / Rosbif 02356
Cuit Assaissone 12 X 500g All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08OC07
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MSD Roast Beef, Seasoned 3 Kg 10063100427068 Product code -
and Cooked / Rosbif 42706
Cuit et Assaisonne 6 X 500g All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08OC07
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ML Sure Turkey Breast Roast / 3 Kg 10063100213340 Product code -
Slice Roti de Poitrine 21334
de Dinde 3 X 1 kg All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08OC14
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ML Sure Sure Slice Corned 3 Kg 10063100214446 Product code -
Slice Beef / Boeuf Sale 21444
3 X 1 kg All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08OC14
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MSD Montreal Style 3 Kg 10063100449381 Product code -
Corned Beef / Boeuf 44938
Sale a la 6 X 500g All Best Before
Montrealaise Dates up to and
including -
08OC14
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ML Sure Black Forest Style 3 Kg 10063100214408 Product code -
Slice Smoked Ham / Jambon 21440
Fume Genre 3 X 1 Kg All Best Before
Foret-Noire Dates up to and
including -
08OC21
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ML Sure Salami /Salami 3 Kg 10063100214477 Product code -
Slice 21447
3 X 1 Kg All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08OC21
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ML Sure Sliced Smoked Ham / 3 Kg 10063100213319 Product code -
Slice Jambon Fume en 21331
tranches 3 X 1 Kg All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08OC21
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Schneiders Deli Shaved Corned 1.6 Kg 0 62000 48019 0 Product code -
Beef / Boeuf Sale 48019
Deli Emince 8 X 200g All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08OC21
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Schneiders Schneiders Deli 1.6 Kg 0 62000 48020 6 Product code -
Shaved Smoked 48020
Meat / Viande 8 X 200g All Best Before
Fumee Deli Emince Dates up to and
including -
08OC21
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Schneiders Deli Shaved Smoked 1.6 Kg 0 62000 48016 9 Product code -
Ham / Jambon Fume 48016
Deli Emince 8 X 200g All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08OC21
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Schneiders Deli Shaved Smoked 1.2 Kg 0 62000 48018 3 Product code -
Turkey Breast / 48018
Poitrine de Dinde 8 X 150g All Best Before
Fumee Emince Dates up to and
including -
08OC21
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Schneiders Deli Shaved Fully 1.6 Kg 0 62000 48017 6 Product code -
Cooked Smoked Honey 48017
Ham / Jambon Fume 8 X 200g All Best Before
au Miel Tout Dates up to and
Cuit Emince including -
08OC21
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Burns Bites Pepperoni / 6 Kg 0 63100 21360 2 Product code -
Pepperoni de Bites 21360
12 X 500g All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
09JA 01
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ML Turkey Breast 12 Kg 10063100991583 Product code -
Roast /Roti de 99158
Poitrine de Dinde 12 X 1 Kg All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08SE 30
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FS Roast Beef Cooked, 10 Kg 10064875713301 Product code -
Seasoned / Rosbif 71330
Cuit, Assaisone 4 X 2.5 Kg All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08SE 30
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FS Corned Beef, Smoked 10 Kg 10064875713318 Product code -
Meat / Boeuf Sale, 71331
Viande Fumee 4 X 2.5 Kg All Best Before
Dates up to and
including -
08SE 30
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These products have been distributed nationally, primarily to food service institutions such as restaurants, hospitals and nursing homes. In addition, these products may also be sold at retail and deli counters.
A number of the affected products described above are part of a listeriosis outbreak investigation. The investigation is ongoing and no direct link has been made between the affected products and human illness. However, the manufacturer, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, has initiated a voluntary recall of all products that may be implicated in the outbreak investigation. The CFIA is working with the Public Health Agency of Canada and provincial public authorities to confirm the source of the illnesses.
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with this 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, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, Burlington, ON, 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 one of the following numbers:
Maple Leaf Consumer Foods at 1-800-568-5801;
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
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