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Maple Leaf Plant Closure Extended As More Products Added To Recall

08/26/2008  | CityNews.ca Staff

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Maple Leaf Plant Closure Extended As More Products Added To Recall

More products have been added to the already extensive list of recalled meats following a deadly listeria outbreak.

Three types of prepared turkey sandwiches sold at A&P and Dominion grocery stores are the latest affected food items that may have been contaminated at the Maple Leaf Foods plant on Bartor Rd.

The plant has been closed since early last week for disinfection. It had been scheduled to reopen Tuesday but now it won't open before Thursday.

Three types of Fresh 2 Go roast turkey products were distributed across the province. They now join the 220 products already removed from store shelves across the country under the supervision of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

"Every day there's something else we can't eat and they keep adding to the list," one frustrated shopper remarked.

Health officials have linked 11 Ontario deaths, and one in BC, with the listeria outbreak, and dozens more have been made ill.

The number of total cases under investigation rose on Tuesday, with nine more deaths being probed and 29 cases confirmed nationwide.

Ottawa resident Vince MacDonell is one of hundreds across the country joining a class-action lawsuit. 

"The last couple days I've been nauseous, my stomach has been in a fair amount of pain.  Regardless of Maple Leaf's apologies, I mean that doesn't explain anything."

Some shoppers, however, are defending the company.

"Maple Leaf did a good job," said Diane Blair.  "They pulled everything right away and they've come forward and they've been up-front. What more can we ask?"

Two product lines are suspected to be the source of the bacterial infection, but Maple Leaf admits it may not be able to specifically pinpoint the actual site. Brand names affected include Maple Leaf, Shopsy's and Schneiders.

The recall has already cost the company $20 million and sent its stock price plummeting to an all-time low. And at least one class action lawsuit has now been launched.

If you have deli meat in your fridge, the key information to look for is establishment 97B, printed near the best before date. When in doubt though, officials advise consumers to throw the products out.

Here are the latest products added to the recall list:

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Metro Ontario Inc. are warning the public not to serve or consume the Fresh 2 Go (F2GO) brand sandwiches described below because these products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The following Fresh 2 Go (F2GO) brand sandwiches are affected by this alert:

Product UPC Size "PKGD on" dates up to and including

  • Roast Turkey Club Ciabatta 223978 804883 265 g 08.AU.24
  • Roast Turkey & Spinach Wrap 223977 804351 215 g 08.AU.24
  • Roast Turkey & Swiss Cheese Ciabatta 223984 804884 265 g 08.AU.24

These sandwiches have been distributed in Ontario through selected A & P and Dominion stores.

Maple Leaf has posted a full list of products affected on the company's website. To see it in a PDF version, click here.

There's also a list on the CFIA site - click here to see it.

Are you at risk for listeriosis?

How to minimize your risk

Join the Maple Leaf Class Action Lawsuit

 

 
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