HEALTH HAZARD ALERT

CERTAIN GREEN ONIONS SOLD AT HIGHLAND FARMS SUPERMARKET, NORTH YORK, ONTARIO, MAY CONTAIN SALMONELLA BACTERIA

Related alerts: 2010-08-15 | 2010-08-14

OTTAWA, August 14, 2010 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning consumers not to consume Green Onions described below as they may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected Green Onions were sold unwrapped with a rubber band. There is no lot code sticker, UPC or product name on the individual bunch of onions.

The product was sold from Highland Farms Supermarket, located at 4750 Dufferin Street in North York, Ontario on July 30, 31 and August 1, 2010.

CFIA is aware of an ongoing investigation into an outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg in Ontario. The CFIA investigation is continuing.

Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with these bacteria may cause salmonellosis, a food borne 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 diarrhoea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

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 Salmonella, visit the Food Facts web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/salmonellae.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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