Health Hazard Update: Fourth List of Recalled Central-Epicure Fish & Retail Locations

This is an update to my previous blogs:

• Health Hazard Update: Third List of Recalled Central-Epicure Brand Fish – Smoked Salmon Products  (may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria)

• Health Hazard Update: Second List of Recalled Central-Epicure Brand Fish – Gefilte Fish, Ready to Serve  (may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum bacteria)

• Health Hazard Alert: Certain Central-Epicure Brand Smoked Atlantic Salmon Recalled  (may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria)

Regarding the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)’s ongoing food safety investigation and testing of fish from Central- Epicure Food Products Ltd., the voluntary recall update now includes a fourth list of the following additional fish product:

• Central-Epicure Food Products Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is warning the public not to consume the Central-Epicure brand Smoked Atlantic Salmon described below because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria

• Recall Classification: Class 1

  • Class 1 is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death

• CFIA’s Date of Recall/Advisory: April 5, 2013

• There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products

• These products have been distributed for retail in Ontario

  • The Smoked Atlantic Salmon described above was also sold in variable weights at fish counters in the following locations in Ontario:

  Store	Product name on label	UPC	Dates
  McEwan Foods 38 Karl Fraser Road North York	Smoked Atlantic Salmon	Begins with 2 02463	Packed on dates from March 22, 2013 to April 2, 2013 inclusive
  Various Metro stores in Ontario	Smoked Atlantic Salmon Centre Cut	Begins with 219080	Packed on dates up to and including 13.APR.04
  Waterfront Seafood Market 3631 Dixie Rd Mississauga	Sliced Smkd Salmon	Begins with 0 2001202	Packed on dates from March 22, 2013 to March 26, 2013 inclusive

• Consumers who may have purchased Smoked Atlantic Salmon from these locations, and are unsure if they have the affected product, are advised to check with the store to determine if their product is being recalled

Please note that food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled:

• For more info on the pathogen – Listeria monocytogenes bacteria – and related food safety facts, please click here

Also, for more information on foodborne pathogens causing food poisoning, please click here.

Contact Info:

• Central-Epicure Food Products Ltd. at foodsafety@centralepicure.com

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (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

  • Or contact CFIA by filling out the online feedback form

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Did you know?

• The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issues public advisories and email notifications for food recalls for all high-risk food recalls (mainly Class I) when the product is available for sale or could be in consumers’ homes

• All other recalls (Class II and III) of food products that are sold exclusively to restaurants are posted on the CFIA’s Food Recall Report

• Email notifications are also available for all allergen recalls

• Food and consumer product recalls are also available at www.healthycanadians.gc.ca

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

PUBLIC ADVISORY

Updated Health Hazard Alert – Certain Central-Epicure brand Smoked Atlantic Salmon may contain Listeria monocytogenes

Recall / advisory date: April 5, 2013
Reason for recall / advisory: Microbiological – Listeria
Hazard classification: Class 1
Company / Firm: Central-Epicure Food Products Ltd.
Distribution: Ontario
Extent of the distribution: Retail