Recall of Ground Beef Products (Canada)
May 4th, 2008 by Christine
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a warning to the public not to eat certain ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria.
Different sized packs of fresh Regular Ground Beef sold between March 13 and 21, 2008 inclusive are being recalled. These were sold at:
Lone Tai Supermarket, 2300 Lawrence Ave. E., Toronto, Ontario, M1P 2R2
Hong Tai, 2555 Victoria Park Ave., Scarborough, Ontario, M1T 1A3
Ton Tai, 3030 Don Mills Road, North York, Ontario, M2J 3C1
If you bought and froze these products, please do not eat them.
Other items affected are 100% Pure Ground Beef Patties (10lb Restaurant Packs) sold at Costco Wholesale and Steakhouse Beef Burgers (2.25lb packs) sold at M&M Meat Shops across Canada.
The CFIA states
Food contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with this 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 details about this recall, you 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), or visit their website
If you need more information about E. coli O157:H7, the CFIA has a ‘Food Facts’ page at http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/ecolie.shtml
