Update: Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Investigation into Salmonella in Chia Seeds

This is an update to these previous blogs:

• Health Hazard Alert: Various Products Containing Organic Sprouted Chia Seeds are Recalled;

• Second List of Recalled Products Containing Organic Sprouted Chia Seeds;

• Third, Fourth and Fifth Lists of Recalled Products Containing Organic Sprouted Chia Seeds;

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• Eighth List of Recalled Products Containing Organic Sprouted Chia Seeds.

Here is the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s statement on the foodborne illness outbreak investigation and the recall of chia seed products due to possible contamination with Salmonella bacteria.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

NEWS RELEASE

2014-06-19

Statement: Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Investigation into Salmonella in Chia Seeds

As part of a foodborne illness outbreak investigation, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued several recall warnings for chia seed products due to possible contamination with Salmonella. The Agency continues to identify secondary products that may have used recalled chia seeds as an ingredient. Through this part of the investigation, additional recalls are likely.

The Agency continues to work closely with the Public Health Agency of Canada, Health Canada, and provincial authorities. As well, we are working with international partners, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to identify any affected products that may have been exported and distributed internationally.

The Agency is also confirming that recalled products have been removed from store shelves. All of the effectiveness checks performed to date show the recalled products have been removed from the marketplace. This work will continue as new products are recalled.

The CFIA will continue to update the public as additional affected products are identified and recalled from the marketplace.

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Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments

Enquête sur la salubrité des aliments

Déclaration – 2014-06-19

Déclaration : Enquête de l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments sur la présence de Salmonella dans des graines de chia

Dans le cadre d’une enquête sur l’éclosion de maladies d’origine alimentaire, l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments (ACIA) a diffusé plusieurs avis de rappel de produits contenant de la graine de chia en raison de la présence possible de la bactérie Salmonella. L’Agence continue de déterminer tout produit secondaire qui pourrait avoir comme ingrédient des graines de chia visées par le rappel. Au cours de cette partie de l’enquête, d’autres rappels sont probables.

L’ACIA continue de travailler en étroite collaboration avec l’Agence de la santé publique du Canada, Santé Canada et les autorités provinciales. En outre, nous collaborons avec des partenaires internationaux, notamment la Food and Drug Administration des États-Unis en vue de recenser les produits touchés qui pourraient avoir été exportés et distribués à l’échelle internationale.

L’Agence confirme aussi que les produits visés par le rappel ont été retirés du marché. Toutes les vérifications de l’efficacité menées à ce jour indiquent que les produits visés par le rappel ont été retirés du marché. Ce travail se poursuivra à mesure que de nouveaux produits feront l’objet d’un rappel.

L’ACIA informera la population à mesure que d’autres produits touchés sont repérés et retirés du marché.

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