HEALTH HAZARD ALERT

VARIOUS FRESH CHEESES MANUFACTURED BY FROMAGES LA CHAUDIÈRE MAY BE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA

Related Alerts: 2008-09-02 | 2008-08-29

OTTAWA, August 29, 2008 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Fromages La Chaudière Inc. are warning the public not to consume the fresh cheeses manufactured by Fromages La Chaudière Inc. described below because these products may be contaminated with Salmonella. 

All sizes of the following products are affected by the recall:

• La Chaudière, Polo and Tradition brand, Firm Unripened Cheese Curd, all Best Before dates up to and including 29SE2008; distributed in Quebec.
• La Chaudière, Polo and Tradition brand, Firm Unripened Cheese Mild blocks, all Best Before dates up to and including 29OC2008; distributed in Quebec.

The affected products described above may have also been cut at retail. If the original product identity and Best Before date is not evident, consumers are advised to check with their retailer to determine if the product is affected by the recall.

• Super C, Cheddar Cheese curd fresh, all Best Before dates up to and including 29SE2008.
• Super C, Cheddar Cheese block fresh, all Best Before dates up to and including 29OC2008.

The Super C Cheddar Cheese products were distributed in Quebec in the locations identified in the attached list.

A number of the affected products described above are part of a Salmonella outbreak investigation in Quebec.  

Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with this bacteria may cause salmonellosis, a foodborne illness. In young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems, salmonellosis may cause serious and sometimes deadly infections. In otherwise healthy people, salmonellosis may cause short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

The manufacturer, Fromages La Chaudière Inc., Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, are voluntarily recalling the affected product from the marketplace.

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 more information on Salmonella, visit the Food Facts web page : 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:

Jean-Louis Michaud (Bilingual)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Operations Coordination – Quebec Area
1-866-806-4115

List of Super C affected stores:

1. 4545, boul. de l'Auvergne, Neufchâtel, QC
2. 601, rue Jutras Est, Victoriaville, QC
3. 1775, rue King Est, Sherbrooke QC
4. 120, rue Saint-Jude Nord, Granby, QC
5. 3040, boul. Portland, Sherbrooke, QC
6. 350 Belvédère Sud, Sherbrooke, QC
7. 1480, avenue Jules-Vernes, Sainte-Foy, QC
8. 1775, rue Du Sud, Cowansville, QC
9. 100, 1re Rue Ouest, Therford Mines, QC
10. 820, rue Commerciale, St-Jean-Chrysostome, QC
11. 1400, boul. Alphonse Desjardins, Lévis, QC
12. 2828, avenue Champfleury, Québec, QC
13. 981, avenue Nordique, Beauport, QC