HEALTH HAZARD ALERT

HYGAARD BRAND SANDWICH PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES

OTTAWA, September 24, 2008 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Hygaard Fine Foods are warning the public not to consume the Hygaard brand sandwich products described below because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The following Hygaard brand sandwich products are affected by this alert.

Product	Size	UPC	Best Before Dates
Super Donair / Notre Donair Super	251 g	0 65504 49522 6	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16
Mini Pizza Sub / Sous-marin à la pizza mini	140 g	0 65504 49440 3	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16
Little John Sub / Sous-Marin Petit Jean	387 g	0 65504 49446 5	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16
Hoagie / Hoagie	238 g	0 65504 49424 3	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16
mini hoagie family pack / paquet familial de hoagie mini	822 g	0 65504 49764 0 0 65504 49765 7	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16
Mini Pizza Sub / Sous-marin à la Pizza Mini	156 g	0 65504 49466 3	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16
mini pizza sub family pack / paquet familial de mini sous-marin à la pizza	798 g	0 65504 49760 2 0 65504 49623 0 0 65504 49762 6	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16
Super Pizza Sub / Notre Sous-Marin à la pizza Super	380 g	0 65504 49517 2	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16
Lumberjack Sub / Sous-Marin Bucherin	312 g	0 65504 49413 7	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16
Mini Sub / Sous-Marin mini	133 g	0 65504 49430 4	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16
Salt & Pepper Dry Ribs / Flanc de pore sechees entièrement sel et poivre	164 g	0 65504 49455 8	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16
Super Sub / Notre Sous-Marin Super	165 g	0 65504 49458 8	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16
Mini Ham Sub Family Pack / Paquet familial de mini sous-marin au jambon	738 g	0 65504 49759 6 0 65504 49763 3 0 65504 49624 7	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16
Philly Steak Sub / Sous-Marin au Philly Bifteck	219 g	0 65504 49497 7	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16
Spicy Donair / Donair épicé	155 g	0 65504 49467 0	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16
Sausage & Egg Muffin / Muffin avec saucisse et oeuf	165 g	0 65504 49418 2	OCT 24 up to and including NOV 16

These products have been distributed nationally except for Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with this bacteria my 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, Hygaard Fine Foods Ltd., Sherwood Park, Alberta is voluntarily removing theses products from the marketplace. The CFIA is conducting effectiveness checks.

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/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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