| Brand | Product | Size | UPC | Lot # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dino’s Grocery |
Basil |
Various weights | Begins with 200120 |
Sold at Dino’s Grocery Mart, 460 Notre Dame, Winnipeg, MBfrom February 23, 2012 to August 7, 2012 inclusive |
| Artisan Tradition | Sweet basil flakes |
70 g | 8 37789 24002 6 | bq, cq, dq, eq, fq, gq |
| Artisan Tradition | Sweet basil flakes |
250 g | 8 37789 24002 6 | bq, cq, dq, eq, fq, gq |
| CRAC - sold from bulk bin | Basilic # 1 herbe coupée (Basil leaf) | Various weights | None | Sold from bulk bin at Le CRAC Aliments sains 690 Rue Saint-Jean, Québec, QC from July 16, 2012 to August 7, 2012 |
These products have been distributed in Quebec and Manitoba. However, they may have been distributed in other provinces.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with this bacteria may cause salmonellosis, a foodborne 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 diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.
The distributors are 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 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).
