Authorities Warn of Pre-Packaged Salad Possibly Tainted with Listeria
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By The Canadian Press, July 18, 2012
OTTAWA – Federal health officials are warning people not to eat a pre-packaged salad product because it may be contaminated with the Listeria bacteria.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the Earth Greens brand Organic Italian Blend salad was made in the United States and distributed by Sobeys Quebec Inc.
The affected product is sold in a 198 gram plastic clamshell package bearing UPC 8 18431 00107 3 with a best before date of July 13. The lot code is 2217915MI.
This product has been distributed in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Nunavut.
The CFIA says there have been no reported illnesses linked to eating this salad.
Sobeys Quebec Inc. is recalling the affected product from store shelves and the CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.
A. Paul Mitchell
A. Paul Mitchell possesses a wealth of communications experience from his 19 years within the marketing and hospitality industries, most recently with Richard Ivey School of Business at Western University. He led the public relations and media relations program for a national research charity and has enjoyed success as an entrepreneur and newspaper columnist. Paul is a drink industry authority, newspaper columnist and currently involved in publishing. A member of IABC Canada, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Western Ontario and is a marketing graduate from Centennial College.
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