Another day, another listeria recall. Yesterday it was salad in Canada. Today Canada’s version of the FDA, CFIA, has announced a recall of mushrooms under the brand name Windmill Farms, Compliments, and Longo’s.
According to the CFIA release:
The following sliced mushrooms, bearing the code WBB-MA 2011/DE/10, are affected by this alert:
Brand |
Product Name |
Size |
UPC |
Windmill Farms |
Triple Washed Sliced Mushrooms |
227 g 8 oz |
8 56243 00043 3 |
Windmill Farms |
Triple Washed Sliced Mushrooms |
454 g 16 oz |
8 56243 00062 4 |
Compliments |
Sliced Mushrooms |
227 g 8 oz |
0 68820 10090 4 |
Longo’s |
White Mushroom Sliced |
227 g / 8 oz |
7 72468 01001 2 |
These products have been distributed in Ontario. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products.
According to The Packer “Garfield Balsom, a food safety and recall specialist with the CFIA, said Dec. 12 the agency received word of a positive test result Dec. 10.” Balson was quoted as saying “One positive sample was found during a routine monitoring test.”