Advisory details
Ottawa, September 8, 2011 - The public warning issued on September 7, 2011 has been expanded to include additional walnuts and snack products.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume certain walnuts and snack products described below because these products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
The following walnuts and snack products are affected by this alert.
| Product & Retailer | Size | UPC | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrousel Peanuts and Nuts Praline |
680 g | 0 55144 01767 4 | Best Before 2012/mar/25 |
| California Walnut Halves / Pieces Kitchen Kuttings Inc. 2 Arthur St. South Elmira, ON |
Variable weight |
None | Sold from June 23 to September 7, 2011, inclusive |
| Walnut Halves Vincenzo’s 150 Caroline St. South Waterloo, ON |
Variable weight |
Beginning with 0237201 |
Sold from July 4 to September 7, 2011, inclusive |
| Walnut Halves Home Style Flavours 6721 Wellington Rd., Unit 109 Palmerston, ON |
Variable weight |
None | Sold up to September 7, 2011 |
| Walnut Halves Marilu’s 4025 New St., Burlington, ON |
Variable weight |
N/A | Sold from June 10 to July 15, 2011, inclusive |
| Walnut Halves Angelino’s 16 Stevenson St., Guelph, ON |
Variable weight |
N/A | Sold from June 14 to July 14, 2011, inclusive |
| Walnut Halves Commissos 6161 Thorold Stone Rd. Niagara Falls, ON |
Variable weight |
N/A | Sold from June 14 to August 15, 2011, inclusive |
| Walnut Halves Wright Bros. 537 Ontario St. St. Catherines, ON |
Variable weight |
N/A | Sold up to September 8, 2011 |
| Walnut Halves Dillys 19 Warwick Rd, Stoney Creek, ON |
Variable weight |
N/A | Sold from July 1 to 14, 2011, inclusive |
| Walnut Halves Carville Food Centre 361 Carrville Rd., Richmond Hill, ON |
Approx. 400 g |
N/A | Sold from September 2 to 8, 2011, inclusive |
| Walnut Pieces Concord Food Centre 1438 Centre St. Thornhill, ON |
Variable weight |
Beginning with 0 230162 |
Sold from July 7 to August 18, 2011 inclusive |
| Walnuts Sunripe Sarnia 1141 Lakeshore Rd., Sarnia, ON |
Variable weight |
Beginning with 0 201169 |
Best Before up to and including DEC 17 |
| Walnut Halves Colangelo, 2387 Midland Ave., Toronto, ON |
Variable weight | N/A | Sold from August 17 to September 8, 2011, inclusive |
| Walnut Halves Cataldi Supermarket Ltd. 2542 Keele St., Toronto, ON |
Variable weight | Beginning with 200001 | Sold from August 25 to September 8, 2011, inclusive |
| Walnut - Shelled Highland Farms 4750 Dufferin St. North York, ON |
Variable weight |
Beginning with 204943 |
Sold up to September 8, 2011 |
| Walnut Halves McEwens 38 Kay Fraser Rd., Toronto, ON |
Variable weight |
N/A | Sold up to September 8, 2011 |
| Walnut Halves Harvest Wagon, 1103 Yonge St. Toronto, ON |
Variable weight |
Beginning with 0 200680 |
Sold from June 27 to September 8, 2011 inclusive |
| Walnut Pieces Thorncrest Foodland #6424 1500 Islington Ave., Toronto, ON |
Approx. 400 g |
Beginning with 205102 |
Sold from June 27 to September 8, 2011 inclusive |
| Walnut Halves Harvest Fresh 1558 Queen St. W, Toronto, ON |
Variable weight |
N/A | Sold up to September 8, 2011 |
| Walnut Halves Cousins 1215 Hurontario St. Mississauga, ON |
300 g | N/A | Sold from June 14 to September 8, 2011, inclusive |
| Walnut Halves St. Jamestown 516 Parliament St., Toronto, ON |
500 g | N/A | Sold up to and including September 7, 2011 |
| Walnut Halves Galleria Supermarket 7040 Yonge St. Thornhill, ON |
Approx. 400 g | Beginning with 2 21912 |
Sold from August 2 to September 8, 2011, inclusive |
The above walnuts were repackaged by retailers using bulk walnuts imported by Johnvince Foods in 25 lb cardboard cases bearing Lot code W1866 and the name Andersen and Sons Shelling, Vina, California, USA.
The first product in the table above was distributed in Quebec and New Brunswick. All other products were sold in Ontario.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
Food contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with these bacteria may cause serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses. Symptoms include severe abdominal pain and bloody diarrhoea. Some people may have seizures or strokes and some may need blood transfusions and kidney dialysis. Others may live with permanent kidney damage. In severe cases of illness, people may die.
Various distributors / retailers are voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recalls.
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 E. coli O157:H7, visit the Food Facts web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/ecolie.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 at http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca.
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