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Certain Four Seasons Marketplace brand refrigerated packaged smoked salmon products may be unsafe due to potential presence of dangerous bacteria
- Starting date:
- May 13, 2018
- Type of communication:
- Advisory
- Alert sub-type:
- Food Safety Warning
- Subcategory:
- Microbiological - Clostridium botulinum
- Hazard classification:
- --
- Source of recall:
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Recalling firm:
- Four Seasons Marketplace Inc.
- Distribution:
- Ontario
- Extent of the product distribution:
- Retail
- Advisory details
- What you should do
- Who is affected
- Background
- Affected products
- Images
- Related AWRs
- Media enquiries
Advisory details
Ottawa, May 13, 2018 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the products described below because they may permit the growth of Clostridium botulinum.
The following products have been sold from Four Seasons Marketplace Inc., 4099 Erin Mills Parkway, Mississauga, Ontario.
What you should do
If you think you became sick from consuming one of these products, call your doctor.
Check to see if you have the products in your home. If the products are in your home, do not consume them.
Food contaminated with Clostridium botulinum toxin may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick.
Symptoms in adults can include facial paralysis or loss of facial expression, unreactive or fixed pupils, difficulty swallowing, drooping eyelids, blurred or double vision, difficulty speaking or including slurred speech, and a change in sound of voice, including hoarseness.
Symptoms of foodborne botulism in children can include difficulty swallowing, slurred speech, generalized weakness and paralysis. In all cases, botulism does not cause a fever. In severe cases of illness, people may die.
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Who is affected
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
Background
This warning was triggered by CFIA inspection activities. The CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of these or other products. If products are recalled, the CFIA will notify the public through a Food Recall Warning.
Affected products
Brand name | Common name | Size | Code(s) on product | UPC |
---|---|---|---|---|
Four Seasons Marketplace | Apple Cider Smoked Salmon | Variable |
Best Before: 2018MA23 2018MA29 |
Starts with 0204051 |
Four Seasons Marketplace | Vodka Smoked Salmon | Variable |
Best Before: 2018MA23 |
Starts with 0204028 |
Images
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Related AWRs
Media enquiries
- CFIA Media Relations
- 613-773-6600