Cheese produced by Ontario company added to Listeria recall list
TORONTO - The list of foods feared to be tainted with the Listeria bacterium has grown to include cheese produced at Ontario's Ivanhoe Cheese Inc.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the manufacturer is recalling several products sold at grocery stores and deli counters across Ontario.
The agency says the effected products carry best before dates of February 20 to March 1, 2009 and were sold between August 20th and September 3rd.
The recall is for the Ivanhoe, Great Canadian and Iqbal brands and affects a variety of cheese including cheddar, marble, asiago, havarti, gouda, parmesan, swiss, feta, colby and mozarella.
The federal agency says no illnesses have been reported in connection with these products.
The agency did not indicate a link between this recall and a deadly listeriosis outbreak linked to tainted meat at a Maple Leaf plant in Toronto that has killed 13 people nationwide.
Listeria warning issued for Ont. mushrooms
Canwest News Service
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a listeria warning for mushrooms sold in Ontario under the Fresh Obsessions brand.
The agency said the mushrooms have been recalled by Ravine Mushroom Farms Inc., based in Woodbridge, Ont., because they could be tainted with listeria, which causes listeriosis, a potentially deadly food-borne illness.
Sold under the Fresh Obsessions brand and labelled Ready To Serve Pre-washed Sliced White Mushrooms, the product is sold in 227 gram packages, the agency said.
The agency said there have been no reported illnesses traced to the mushrooms.
A countrywide listeriosis outbreak linked to meats produced at a Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto has been blamed for 12 deaths. Maple Leaf has recalled 220 products sold across the country over fears they could contain meats tainted with listeria.
