EXPANDED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT

COOKED HAM AND SALAMI SANDWICHES AND DELI LUNCH BOX WRAPS SOLD IN SOBEYS, FOODLAND AND IGA STORES IN ONTARIO MAY CONTAIN LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES

OTTAWA, August 28, 2008 - The public warning issued on August 27, 2008 has been expanded to include two additional products.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Sobeys Inc. are warning the public not to serve or consume Cooked Ham and Salami sandwiches and Deli Lunch Box Wraps described below, sold in Sobeys, Foodland and IGA stores in Ontario, because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

This recall is being initiated as these sandwiches contain some of the ready-to-eat deli meat product recalled by Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, Burlington, ON. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these sandwiches.

The following Cooked Ham and Salami sandwiches and Deli Lunch Box Wraps sold in Sobeys, Foodland and IGA stores in Ontario are affected by this alert:

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.

Sobeys Inc., Mississauga, 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:

Sobeys Ontario Customer Care at 1-888-821-5557 (7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday)

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/causee.shtml.

For information on receiving recalls by e-mail, or for other food safety facts, visit our web site at www.inspection.gc.ca.

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Media enquiries:

Andrew Walker
Vice President Communications & Corporate Affairs
Sobeys Inc.
905-214-6711