CFIA/Health Hazard Alert: Certain Peanut Butters, Peanut Spreads and Related Products May Contain Salmonella Bacteria
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/11/12 -- Product photos are available at
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the peanut butter containing products listed below because they may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The following products are affected by this alert:
These products may have been distributed nationally through Internet sales from the United States.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
Food contaminated with Salmonella may not look or smell spoiled. Consumption of food contaminated with these bacteria may cause salmonellosis, a foodborne illness. In young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems, salmonellosis may cause serious and sometimes deadly infections. In otherwise healthy people, salmonellosis may cause short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis.
These products have been recalled by the legal agent's in the United States. For more information on these recalls please see the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website at: .
For more information consumers and industry 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).
For information on Salmonella, visit the Food Facts web page at:
For information on all food recalls, visit the CFIA's Food Recall Report at:
To find out more about receiving recalls by e-mail, and other food safety facts, visit: . Food and consumer product recalls are also available at .
Contacts:
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Media Relations
613-773-6600
Themen in dieser Pressemitteilung:
Unternehmensinformation / Kurzprofil:
Datum: 10.10.2012 - 23:18 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
News-ID 1159096
Anzahl Zeichen: 0
contact information:
Contact person:
Town:
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
Phone:
Kategorie:
Government & Administration
Anmerkungen:
Diese Pressemitteilung wurde bisher 168 mal aufgerufen.
Die Pressemitteilung mit dem Titel:
"CFIA/Health Hazard Alert: Certain Peanut Butters, Peanut Spreads and Related Products May Contain Salmonella Bacteria
"
steht unter der journalistisch-redaktionellen Verantwortung von
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (Nachricht senden)
Beachten Sie bitte die weiteren Informationen zum Haftungsauschluß (gemäß TMG - TeleMedianGesetz) und dem Datenschutz (gemäß der DSGVO).
