EXPANDED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT

CERTAIN PROCESS CHEESE SLICE PRODUCTS MAY CONTAIN LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES

Related Alerts: 2010-11-26 | 2010-12-02 | 2010-12-03 | 2010-12-04

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OTTAWA, December 2, 2010 - The public warning issued on November 26, 2010 has been expanded.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Saputo Inc. are warning the public and food service institutions, such as restaurants, hospitals and nursing homes, not to serve or consume the process cheese slice products described below because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The following products, bearing establishment number "REG: 1900", are affected by this alert:

Brand	Product	Format	UPC	Best Before dates up to and including
Faith Farms	Ribbon Slices Process Cheese Product - Made with Swiss Cheese	2 kg	065949040029	2011 JN 15*
Faith Farms	Ribbon Slices Process Cheese Food	2 kg	065949040043	2011 JL 18
Faith Farms	Submarine Cut Process Cheese Food	2 kg	065949040050	2011 JL 09
Faith Farms	Pullman Slices Process Cheese Food	2 kg	065949040074	2011 MA 07
No Label	PCF - Colored Pullman	2.27 kg	None	2011 OC 27
St-Albert	Ribbon Slices Process Cheese Food	2 kg	None	2011 JL 09
Sunspun	Pullman Slices Process Cheese Food	2 kg	060383020262	2011 AL 30
Sunspun	Ribbon Slices Process Swiss Food	2 kg	060383101367	2011 AL 15
Sunspun	Submarine Slices Process Cheese Food	2 kg	060383128036	2011 MA 10

*Correction:: 2010-12-04

These process cheese slice products may have been sold through retailers, cash and carry and deli stores and may also have been sold to food service institutions such as restaurants, hospitals, day care centres and nursing homes. If you have purchased unlabelled processed cheese slices check with your place of purchase to determine if you have the affected product.

These products have been distributed nationally.

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

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with these 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.

The manufacturer, Saputo Inc., Montréal, Québec 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:

Saputo Inc. at 1-800-672-8866; or

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/cause/listeriae.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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Media enquiries:

Saputo Inc.
Sandy Vassiadis
514-328-3347

CFIA Media Relations
613-773-6600

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