Food Recalls
EXPANDED HEALTH HAZARD ALERT - Various Labelled and Unlabelled GROUND BEEF Products May Contain E. coli O157:H7 Bacteria
OTTAWA, Friday, September 21, 2012 - The public warning issued on September 19, 2012has been expanded to include additional ground beef products because the products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Previously identified products included in this recall can be found on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) website at www.inspection.gc.ca/recalls.
The CFIA is warning the public, distributors and food service establishments not to consume, sell, or serve the ground beef products described below because the products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
This recall also includes unlabelled and/or unbranded ground beef products available for sale from August 24 through September 16, 2012 and sold at retail stores not identified in the CFIA's product list below, which may include small retailers, local meat markets and butcher shops, etc. Therefore, the CFIA is advising consumers who are unsure if they have the affected ground beef product in their home to check with the store(s) where the product was purchased or throw it out.
The following products, made from beef voluntarily recalled by XL Foods (Est. 38), are affected by this alert:
Brand
Product
Size
UPC
Codes / Dates
Distribution
Metro
Fresh Homestyle Meatloaf
Various
Starts with 220673
Best Before SE22 and SE23
ON
Homestyle Meatballs
Various
Starts with 220682
Best Before SE22 and SE23
Seas Beef Burger
Various
Starts with 220913
Best Before SE23 and SE24
Lean Ground Beef
Various
Starts with 211410
Best Before SE20 and SE21
Medium Ground Beef
Various
Starts with 211405
Best Before dates SE17, SE18, SE20 and SE21
Medium Ground Beef Value Pack
Various
Starts with 211406
Best Before dates SE17, SE18, SE20 and SE21
Lean Ground Beef Value Pack
Various
Starts with 211409
Best Before dates SE17, SE18, SE20 and SE21
¼ lb 100% Pure Lean Ground Beef Pk 4
454g
211416 804995
Best Before dates SE17, SE18, SE20 and SE21
¼ lb 100% Pure Lean Ground Beef Pk 8
908g
211417 509998
Best Before dates SE17, SE18, SE20 and SE21
Lean Ground Beef/Pork Combo
Various
Starts with 211420
Best Before dates SE17, SE18, SE20 and SE21
Lean Ground Beef/Pork/Veal
Various
Starts with 211415
Best Before dates SE17, SE18, SE20 and SE21
Seas Beef Burger (Gourmet Counter)
Various
Starts with 220914
Best Before dates SE20, SE21, SE23 and SE24
None
Pork & Beef Sausage
Variable weight
None
Purchase dates between Sept. 4 and 8, 2012 Douglas Meats, Medicine Hat AB
Garlic Sausage
Variable weight
None
Smoked Beef Sausage
Variable weight
None
Farmer’s Sausage
Variable weight
None
Fully Cooked Summer Sausage
Variable weight
None
None
Regular Ground Beef
454 g
1 lb
0 27182 04350 2
EST 38 BB/MASep/29/12
AB, BC, MB and SK (Walmart)
Medium Ground Beef
1.36 kg 3 lb
0 27182 04367 0
EST 38 BB/MASep/29/12
Lean Ground Beef
454 g
1 lb
0 27182 04373 1
EST 38 BB/MASep/29/12
Safeway
Ground Beef Regular
Variable weight
Starts with 201637
EST 573
Best Before or Freeze By 12SE26
MB, ON, SK
Ground Beef Lean
Variable weight
Starts with
201670
EST 573
Best Before or Freeze By 12SE26
Ground Beef Lean Large Pack
Variable weight
Starts with
201654
EST 573
Best Before or Freeze By 12SE26
Lean Ground Beef Patties Fresh
Variable weight
Starts with
201650
EST 573
Best Before or Freeze By 12SE26
Medium Ground Beef Chuck
Variable weight
Starts with
201730
EST 573
Best Before or Freeze By 12SE26
Ground Beef Extra Lean
Variable weight
Starts with
201681
EST 573
Best Before or Freeze By 12SE26
Ground Beef Extra Lean Large Pack
Variable weight
Starts with
201661
EST 573
Best Before or Freeze By 12SE2
6
Safeway
MS Lean Ground Beef Patties Sundried Tomato & Asiago Cheese Variable weight Starts with
209544
Best Before 12SE20 and 12SE21
AB, BC, MB, ON, SK
MS Lean Beef Patties Cheddar Cheese
Variable weight
Starts with
209553
Best Before 12SE20 and 12SE21
MS Lean Ground Beef Meatloaf
Variable weight
Starts with
209289
Best Before 12SE20 and 12SE21
MS Lean Ground Beef Sliders
Variable weight
Starts with
209893
Best Before 12SE20 and 12SE21
MS Meatballs – Made from lean ground beef and pork Variable weight Starts with
209241
Best Before 12SE20 and 12SE21
MS Beef Lean Ground Stuffed Peppers
Variable weight
Starts with
209628
Best Before 12SE20 and 12SE21
Safeway
Lean Ground Beef
Variable weight
Starts with 221643
Best Before dates between 12SE20 and 12SE22 AB, BC
Extra Lean Ground Beef
Variable weight
Starts with 221670
Best Before dates between 12SE20 and 12SE22
Regular Ground Beef
Variable weight
Starts with
221634
Best Before dates between 12SE20 and 12SE22
Ground Chuck
Variable weight
Starts with
201637
Best Before dates between 12SE20 and 12SE22
Medium Ground Chuck
Various
Starts with 201645
Best Before dates between 12AU29 and 12SE22
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
This voluntary recall is part of an ongoing food safety investigation.
The CFIA is working with the recalling firms and distributors to identify and verify all affected products. If additional affected products are confirmed, this table will be updated on the CFIA website.
To stay informed of product updates throughout the investigation, consumers are also encouraged to subscribe to CFIA food recalls and allergy alerts at www.foodsafety.gc.ca ( http://www.foodsafety.gc.ca/ ).
Food contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 may not look or smell spoiled.
Consumption of food contaminated with these bacteria my cause serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses. Symptoms include severe abdominal pain and bloody diarrhoea. 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.
The manufacturer, XL Foods Inc., Edmonton, Alberta and various retailers, processors and 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).
For information on E. coli O157:H7, visit the Food Facts web page at:
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/ecolie.shtml
For information on all food recalls, visit the CFIA’s Food Recall Report at: http://active.inspection.gc.ca/eng/corp/recarapp_dbe.asp
To find out more about receiving recalls by e-mail, and other food safety facts, visit: www.foodsafety.gc.ca ( http://www.foodsafety.gc.ca/ ). Food and consumer product recalls are also available at http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca
OTTAWA, Friday, September 21, 2012 - The public warning issued on September 19, 2012has been expanded to include additional ground beef products because the products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Previously identified products included in this recall can be found on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) website at www.inspection.gc.ca/recalls.
The CFIA is warning the public, distributors and food service establishments not to consume, sell, or serve the ground beef products described below because the products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
This recall also includes unlabelled and/or unbranded ground beef products available for sale from August 24 through September 16, 2012 and sold at retail stores not identified in the CFIA's product list below, which may include small retailers, local meat markets and butcher shops, etc. Therefore, the CFIA is advising consumers who are unsure if they have the affected ground beef product in their home to check with the store(s) where the product was purchased or throw it out.
The following products, made from beef voluntarily recalled by XL Foods (Est. 38), are affected by this alert:
Brand
Product
Size
UPC
Codes / Dates
Distribution
Metro
Fresh Homestyle Meatloaf
Various
Starts with 220673
Best Before SE22 and SE23
ON
Homestyle Meatballs
Various
Starts with 220682
Best Before SE22 and SE23
Seas Beef Burger
Various
Starts with 220913
Best Before SE23 and SE24
Lean Ground Beef
Various
Starts with 211410
Best Before SE20 and SE21
Medium Ground Beef
Various
Starts with 211405
Best Before dates SE17, SE18, SE20 and SE21
Medium Ground Beef Value Pack
Various
Starts with 211406
Best Before dates SE17, SE18, SE20 and SE21
Lean Ground Beef Value Pack
Various
Starts with 211409
Best Before dates SE17, SE18, SE20 and SE21
¼ lb 100% Pure Lean Ground Beef Pk 4
454g
211416 804995
Best Before dates SE17, SE18, SE20 and SE21
¼ lb 100% Pure Lean Ground Beef Pk 8
908g
211417 509998
Best Before dates SE17, SE18, SE20 and SE21
Lean Ground Beef/Pork Combo
Various
Starts with 211420
Best Before dates SE17, SE18, SE20 and SE21
Lean Ground Beef/Pork/Veal
Various
Starts with 211415
Best Before dates SE17, SE18, SE20 and SE21
Seas Beef Burger (Gourmet Counter)
Various
Starts with 220914
Best Before dates SE20, SE21, SE23 and SE24
None
Pork & Beef Sausage
Variable weight
None
Purchase dates between Sept. 4 and 8, 2012 Douglas Meats, Medicine Hat AB
Garlic Sausage
Variable weight
None
Smoked Beef Sausage
Variable weight
None
Farmer’s Sausage
Variable weight
None
Fully Cooked Summer Sausage
Variable weight
None
None
Regular Ground Beef
454 g
1 lb
0 27182 04350 2
EST 38 BB/MASep/29/12
AB, BC, MB and SK (Walmart)
Medium Ground Beef
1.36 kg 3 lb
0 27182 04367 0
EST 38 BB/MASep/29/12
Lean Ground Beef
454 g
1 lb
0 27182 04373 1
EST 38 BB/MASep/29/12
Safeway
Ground Beef Regular
Variable weight
Starts with 201637
EST 573
Best Before or Freeze By 12SE26
MB, ON, SK
Ground Beef Lean
Variable weight
Starts with
201670
EST 573
Best Before or Freeze By 12SE26
Ground Beef Lean Large Pack
Variable weight
Starts with
201654
EST 573
Best Before or Freeze By 12SE26
Lean Ground Beef Patties Fresh
Variable weight
Starts with
201650
EST 573
Best Before or Freeze By 12SE26
Medium Ground Beef Chuck
Variable weight
Starts with
201730
EST 573
Best Before or Freeze By 12SE26
Ground Beef Extra Lean
Variable weight
Starts with
201681
EST 573
Best Before or Freeze By 12SE26
Ground Beef Extra Lean Large Pack
Variable weight
Starts with
201661
EST 573
Best Before or Freeze By 12SE2
6
Safeway
MS Lean Ground Beef Patties Sundried Tomato & Asiago Cheese Variable weight Starts with
209544
Best Before 12SE20 and 12SE21
AB, BC, MB, ON, SK
MS Lean Beef Patties Cheddar Cheese
Variable weight
Starts with
209553
Best Before 12SE20 and 12SE21
MS Lean Ground Beef Meatloaf
Variable weight
Starts with
209289
Best Before 12SE20 and 12SE21
MS Lean Ground Beef Sliders
Variable weight
Starts with
209893
Best Before 12SE20 and 12SE21
MS Meatballs – Made from lean ground beef and pork Variable weight Starts with
209241
Best Before 12SE20 and 12SE21
MS Beef Lean Ground Stuffed Peppers
Variable weight
Starts with
209628
Best Before 12SE20 and 12SE21
Safeway
Lean Ground Beef
Variable weight
Starts with 221643
Best Before dates between 12SE20 and 12SE22 AB, BC
Extra Lean Ground Beef
Variable weight
Starts with 221670
Best Before dates between 12SE20 and 12SE22
Regular Ground Beef
Variable weight
Starts with
221634
Best Before dates between 12SE20 and 12SE22
Ground Chuck
Variable weight
Starts with
201637
Best Before dates between 12SE20 and 12SE22
Medium Ground Chuck
Various
Starts with 201645
Best Before dates between 12AU29 and 12SE22
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
This voluntary recall is part of an ongoing food safety investigation.
The CFIA is working with the recalling firms and distributors to identify and verify all affected products. If additional affected products are confirmed, this table will be updated on the CFIA website.
To stay informed of product updates throughout the investigation, consumers are also encouraged to subscribe to CFIA food recalls and allergy alerts at www.foodsafety.gc.ca ( http://www.foodsafety.gc.ca/ ).
Food contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 may not look or smell spoiled.
Consumption of food contaminated with these bacteria my cause serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses. Symptoms include severe abdominal pain and bloody diarrhoea. 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.
The manufacturer, XL Foods Inc., Edmonton, Alberta and various retailers, processors and 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).
For information on E. coli O157:H7, visit the Food Facts web page at:
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/ecolie.shtml
For information on all food recalls, visit the CFIA’s Food Recall Report at: http://active.inspection.gc.ca/eng/corp/recarapp_dbe.asp
To find out more about receiving recalls by e-mail, and other food safety facts, visit: www.foodsafety.gc.ca ( http://www.foodsafety.gc.ca/ ). Food and consumer product recalls are also available at http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca
