Food Safety Investigation - G. Brandt Meat Products Ltd.

In July 2010, the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) advised Canadians to avoid eating certain cooked ready-to-eat meat products manufactured by G. Brandt Meat Products Ltd. (Establishment 164).

There were confirmed illnesses associated with the consumption of one of the affected products. For more information on the number of illnesses reported, please see information provided by the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Related Alerts

• 2010-07-31 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Certain ready-to-eat cooked meat products from G. BRANDT MEAT PACKERS (Est. 164) may contain foodborne pathogens
• 2010-07-28 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Certain FREYBE brand HAM SUELZE may contain Listeria monocytogenes
• 2010-07-21 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Certain BRANDT HEADCHEESE PRODUCTS may contain Salmonella bacteria
• 2010-07-14 - HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Certain FREYBE Brand Head Cheese May Contain Salmonella bacteria

If you have any of the listed Brandt meat products in your home or if you do not know if the products you have were manufactured by Brandt, do not eat them. Throw them out instead. When disposing of the products, it is recommended that you put them in a closed plastic bag and place them in a sealed garbage can to prevent others from coming in contact with it. Wash your hands under warm soapy water after handling the products.

Additional Information

• 2010-09-20 - Salmonella Chester Investigation - G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd.
• 2010-08-13 - Public Health Agency of Canada - Salmonella Chester Outbreak
• 2010-07-31 - Public Health Agency of Canada - Brandt meat recall
• 2010-07-22 - Public Health Agency of Canada - Salmonella Chester Outbreak
• British Columbia Centre for Disease Control - Salmonella Chester outbreak in British Columbia
• Listeria Food Safety Facts
• Salmonella Food Safety Facts