These salads may make you sick

HEALTH HAZARD ALERT CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY ************************* Certain Compliments brand and Sensations brand salads may contain Lysteria monocytogenes OTTAWA - (May 20, 2012) - The public warning issued on May 18, 2012 has been expand

HEALTH HAZARD ALERT

CANADIAN FOOD

INSPECTION AGENCY

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Certain Compliments brand and Sensations brand salads may contain Lysteria monocytogenes

OTTAWA - (May 20, 2012) - The public warning issued on May 18, 2012 has been expanded to include new salad products, additional codes of previously recalled salads and national distribution.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Sobeys Inc. are warning the public not to consume the salads and in-store prepared foods containing lettuce described below because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

This is a part of the larger expanded recall of retail and foodservice salads initiated by River Ranch Fresh Foods, LLC, California, USA with distribution in Canada.

The following salad products bearing Best Before dates 12MA12 to12MA29 (May 12 to 29, 2012) inclusive, are affected by this alert:

Brand	Product Name	Size	UPC
Compliments	Garden Supreme	340 g	68820 10627
Compliments	Simply Romaine	454 g	68820 10870
Compliments	Harvest Romaine	284 g	68820 10871
Compliments	American Blend	340 g	68820 10095
Compliments	Coleslaw	454 g	68820 10097
Compliments	Garden Salad	340 g	68820 12152
Compliments	Garden Salad	680 g	68820 12153
Compliments	Italian Blend	284 g	68820 10093
Compliments	European Blend	284 g	68820 10094
Compliments	Caesar Salad Kit	284 g	68820 10866
Compliments	Oriental Salad Kit	382 g	68820 10868
Compliments	Santa Fe Salad Kit	326 g	68820 10869
Compliments	Spring Mix	142 g	68820 10096
Compliments	Baby Spinach	284 g	68820 10098
Compliments	Balance Caesar Salad Kit	298 g	55742 51045
Compliments	Balance Spring Mix White Balsamic Vinaigrette	213 g	55742 51142
Compliments	Balance Spinach Honey Dijon Salad Kit	220 g	55742 51141
Sensations	Santa Fe Supreme Salad Kit	333 g	22682 10600
Sensations	Asian Supreme Salad Kit	220 g	23682 10597
Sensations	Caesar Supreme Salad Kit	295 g	23682 10598
Sensations	Spinach Supreme Salad Kit	243 g	23682 10599

In addition, in-store produced products containing lettuce such as salads, sandwiches or wraps purchased prior to May 20, 2012 from IGA and Sobeys stores in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Sobeys, Price Chopper, or Foodland stores in Ontario should be discarded and not consumed.

These clerk-served foods contain lettuce which may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

These products have been distributed nationally.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled.

Consumption of food contaminated with this bacteria may cause listeriosis, a foodborne illness.

Listeriosis can cause high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea.

Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk. Infected pregnant women may experience only a mild, flu-like illness, however, infections during pregnancy can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.

The importer, Sobeys Inc., Mississauga, ON is voluntarily recalling the affected products from the marketplace. The CFIA is monitoring the effectiveness of the recall.

For more information consumers and industry can call the CFIA at 1-800-442-2342 / TTY 1-800-465-7735 (8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time, Monday to Friday).

For information on Listeria monocytogenes, visit the Food Facts web page

For information on all food recalls, visit the CFIA's Food Recall Report

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