Wiet Peeters Farm Products Limited has recalled several Peeters Mushroom Farm brand sliced mushroom products in Ontario, Canada, because of possible contamination with Listeria.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) tested the following products for contamination: cremini sliced, thin-sliced, thick-sliced and generic sliced mushrooms.
As of June 29, no illnesses had been reported associated with the consumption of these products, according to a CFIA recall warning.
The CFIA is verifying that the industry is removing these recalled products from the marketplace and conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products.
The agency has warned the public, retail establishments, hotels, restaurants and institutions to not consume, use, sell, serve or distribute these recalled products.
The CFIA added that people should also check to see if they have any of the recalled products, throw them out or return them to the location where they were purchased.
About Listeria infections
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections. Anyone who has eaten any of the recalledmushroomsand developed symptoms of Listeria infection should seek medical treatment and tell their doctors about the possible Listeria exposure.
Also, anyone who has eaten any of the recalled products should monitor themselves for symptoms during the coming weeks because it can take up to 70 days after exposure to Listeria for symptoms of listeriosis to develop.
Symptoms of Listeria infection can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache, and neck stiffness. Specific laboratory tests are required to diagnose Listeria infections, which can mimic other illnesses.
Pregnant women, the elderly, young children, and people such as cancer patients who have weakened immune systems are particularly at risk of serious illnesses, life-threatening infections, other complications and death. Although infected pregnant women may experience only mild, flu-like symptoms, their infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or even stillbirth.
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