The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced two more
salmonella-related food recalls.
Consumers are urged to avoid La Cocina's Cheese Flavoured Tortilla Chips, or
Grandma Emily's BBQ Lounge mix.
Both products were made in Canada and distributed nationally. They contain
dry powder and paste hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) ‹ which has been
recalled due to salmonella contamination.
As well, the CFIA has announced an expansion of the March 15 recall of
Frontier-brand spices.
Consumers are warned to avoid Frontier Whole Black Peppercorn. Previously
recalled Frontier products include Garlic N Herb blend, Greek Seasoning
blend, Muchi Curry Powder, Spaghetti Seasoning, Thai Seasoning blend and
Veggie Pepper blend - all produced by Frontier Natural Products Co-op.
Salmonella is a bacteria that causes salmonellosis. Symptoms include high
fever, severe headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
However, in children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems,
it can be fatal.
So far, there have been no reported illnesses related to these products.
There have been 14 salmonella-related recalls in March, some of
which list more than a dozen products.
There were none in February, and just one in January.
Most of the recent recalls relate to one common ingredient, says CFIA
spokeswoman Julie LePage.
HVP - which was produced by Basic Food Flavors in Las Vegas and shipped to
manufactures across the U.S. and Canada - was recalled in early March due to
salmonella poisoning.
The investigation into foods containing HVP is ongoing.
