Canada: Chicken Burgers, nuggets, and strips recalled due to salmonella contamination

Canada: Chicken Burgers, nuggets, and strips recalled due to salmonella contamination

Sofina Foods Inc. is recalling no name and Compliments brands frozen uncooked breaded chicken products from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.

The following products have been sold nationally.

Recalled products

Brand Name	Common Name	Size	Code(s) on Product	UPC
No Name	Chicken Burgers	2 kg	2016 JA 22 EST 374	0 60383 11695 8
Compliments	Chicken Strips	907 g	0 55742 33687 0	BB/MA 2016 JA 22 EST 374
Compliments	Chicken Nuggets	907 g	0 55742 33688 7	BB/MA 2016 JA 22 EST 374

Check to see if you have recalled products in your home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to the store where they were purchased.

Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections. Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.

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Australia: Quorn 4 Classic Burgers Recalled

Simplot Australia is conducting a consumer recall of Quorn 4 Classic Burgers, 240g with a Best Before date of 31 DEC 2014. The recalled product has been available for sale nationally in Coles and Woolworths supermarkets nationally. The recall is due to the presence of foreign matter contamination (small, hard, blue, plastic pieces).

Consumers should not eat this product and should return it to the place of purchase for a full cash refund. For further information please telephone Simplot’s Consumer Information Service on 1800 061 279

Simplot Australia Pty Ltd

Chifley Business Park, 2 Chifley Drive

Mentone, Victoria, 3194

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Canada:More Brands of Beef Burgers Recalled

The public warning issued on October 2, 2013 has been updated to include additional products.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Belmont Meats Ltd. (Est. 112) are warning the public not to consume the beef burgers described below because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

This recall is the result of an ongoing food safety investigation initiated as a result of a recent outbreak investigation. There may be recalls of additional products or best before dates as the food safety investigation at this facility continues.

The manufacturer, Belmont Meats Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, is voluntarily recalling all affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

Affected products:

Brand Compliments Super 6 Beef Burgers  size 8 x 170g (6 oz ) UPC 055742341294          Best before date 2014 MA 27 B## *  In Ontario, sold at the following Sobeys banner stores: Sobeys, Sobeys Urban, Foodland, Freshco and Price Chopper

Brand President’s Beef Burgers Size 4.54 kg UPC 060383371678   Best before date  2014 FE 25 B##* BPM EST: 112 Sold nationally at Loblaws banner stores

Brand Webers Bucket of Burgers Beef Burgers Size 1.02 kg  Best before date 1313 B##*  BB/MA 2014 MA 11     Distribution may be national         

* ## means variable number

Related alerts 2013-10-02 - Certain Compliments brand Super 8 Beef Burgers may contain E. coli O157:H7 bacteria

More information For more information, consumers and industry can contact:Belmont Meats Ltd., Azim Hosein, Director of Technical Services at (416) 749 -7250 ext. 334

CFIA by filling out the online feedback form.

Food contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with these bacteria may cause serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses. Symptoms include severe abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. Some people may have seizures or strokes and some may need blood transfusions and kidney dialysis. Others may live with permanent kidney damage. In severe cases of illness, people may die.

For more information on foodborne pathogens, visit the Causes of Food Poisoning web page.