The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a Food Recall Warning for Schwartz's brand of at home smoked meat due to Listeria monocytogenes.
Recall details
Ottawa, November 13, 2013 - Les Salaisons Desco Inc. is recalling Schwartz's At Home brand Smoked Meat from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.
Recalled products
- Brand Name: Schwartz's At Home
- Common Name: Smoked Meat
- Size: 500 g (4 x 125 g)
- Code(s) on Product: 2013DE13
- UPC: 6 27533 96123 5
What you should do
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 Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, the infection can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn or even stillbirth. In severe cases of illness, people may die.
Please check out the CFIA web site for more information.