Food Recall – Listeria monocytogenes Alert

FOOD RECALL- Health hazard alert: certain sliced apples and products containing sliced apples may contain Listeria monocytogenes

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a public warning regarding certain sliced apples and products containing sliced apples that may contain Listeria monocytogenes.

The producer, Sun Rich Fresh Foods Inc. is recalling sliced apples and products containing sliced apples produced in its Brampton, Ontario facility from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume and distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not sell or use the recalled products described below.

http://inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2015-04-30/eng/1430431517170/1430431518530

More information on Listeria monocytogenes may be found here:

http://www.publichealthgreybruce.on.ca/Portals/0/Topics/FoodSafety/General/FoodborneIllnesses/Listeria_monocytogenes.pdf

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