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More cheeses are being pulled from store shelves in Quebec due to concerns of listeriosis.
The Quebec Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on Saturday announced a recall of eight cheeses from Fromagerie Medard of St. Gedeon of Lac St. Jean - north of Quebec City - and three products from Les Fromagiers de la Table Ronde of Ste. Sophie in the Laurentians, north of
Montreal.
Gilles Jourdenais, owner of the La Fromagerie Atwater cheese shop in Montreal, said he had to throw out 75 per cent of his stock - some just because it may have come into contact with recalled cheese.
"There's no chance they'll reimburse for all of it," he said.
"Even if they give compensation for the recalled cheese, I've easily lost $100,000."
The cheese recall follows a tainted meat outbreak that has been blamed in 13 deaths in Canada in recent weeks.
Maple Leaf Foods has recalled 191 products sold across the country over fears they could contain meats tainted with listeria, which causes the potentially fatal food-borne illness listeriosis.
The cheeses recalled are the latest in a second round of cheese recalls this week in Quebec.
The recalled products from Fromagerie Medard are: Le Rang des Iles, Le 14 Arpents, Les Petits Vieux, Le Gedeon, Le Medard, Le Couventine, Le Cabrouet and Les Cailles, all with best-before dates between July 12 and Sept. 6.
Products pulled off shelves from Fromagerie Table Ronde are: Le Fleurdelyse, Le Fou de Roi and Le Rassembleu with best-before dates after July 14.
Last week, cheeses manufactured by Fromages La Chaudiere were recalled because of salmonella, blamed for the death of an elderly person in the Chaudiere Appalaches region and 90 illnesses across Quebec.
There are about 1,000 cases of salmonella poisoning reported each year in Quebec.
Quebec public health officials said the listeriosis outbreak reported across Canada and salmonella outbreak in Quebec are not linked.
"A major operation is in effect to control this (listeriosis) outbreak," Guy Auclair, director of emergency measures for Quebec's Agriculture Department, said at a news conference Saturday in Quebec City.
"We want to assure consumers that everything is being done to ensure food safety."
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency lists vomiting, nausea, headache and diarrhea as symptoms of listeriosis, with symptoms usually appearing within two to 30 days after consuming contaminated food.
Listeriosis usually poses no health risk to healthy individuals, but those with compromised immune systems, the elderly, pregnant women and infants
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OMG when it's end? More products now.. After those ham and cheese have problem; I stop eating those things anymore..
This world is getting dangerous now.. |
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發表於 2008-9-7 00:01
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