A brand of Pepperidge Farm goldfish crackers, shown in a handout photo, are being recalled due to salmonella contamination.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the Goldfish Flavour Blasted Xtreme Cheddar Crackers sold in both 180-gram and 69-gram packages are being recalled. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Canadian Food Inspection Agency
The Campbell Company of Canada is recalling Pepperidge Farm brand Goldfish Flavour Blasted Xtreme Cheddar Crackers because they may have been contaminated with salmonella.
Pepperidge Farm recalled four varieties of goldfish crackers in the U.S. after discovering that the whey powder in the seasoning that is applied to the crackers may contain salmonella.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says the crackers sold in the 180-gram and 69-gram packages are being recalled.
The larger packages bear product codes listing several dates for next January and February while the smaller packages display dates for January only.
The federal agency says there have been no reported illnesses linked to eating these products, which should be thrown out or returned to the store where purchased.
Christie brand Ritz Bits Sandwiches (cheese and pizza flavours) were also recalled by Mondelez Canada for the same reason.
The CFIA issued food recall warnings for Loblaws No Name brand chicken nuggets sold in 907 gram packages and certain $10 chicken fries last week after outbreaks of salmonella in three provinces linked to frozen raw breaded chicken products.
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The Public Health Agency of Canada CFIA and Health Canada have identified seven cases of salmonella: three in B.C., one in Alberta and three in Ontario. Individuals became sick in June and one person has been hospitalized but no deaths have been reported.
Food contaminated with salmonella may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections.
Healthy people may have short-term symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea.
